new and improved recycling system is coming to pierce township this spring earlier this year peters township applied for and was awarded state grant money to purchase and distribute new recycling bins to township residents in the spring of two thousand and fifteen the new bins are part of an improved recycling system designed to increase the tonnage of recyclable materials collected and improve the recycling process the new system will be implemented through a new contract with our current trash and recycling service waste management during the last two weeks of march a new plastic bin will be delivered to each residence and he just township this thirty sixty four gallon bin will be larger than the bins now used and will have two wheels i hinged lid and a metal handle across one side collection from these bins begins the week of april sixth for the day of collection the bin should be wheeled to the curb and left with the metal handle facing the road the recycling truck will stop and extend automated arms over to the bin which will attach to the handle bin will then be lifted and  into the truck the new bin holds more recyclables is better equipped to keep out the wind rain and pests and can be kept inside or outside in addition to the great feeling of knowing that less of our trash is simply ending up in landfills increased recycling financially benefits unisa palate and its residents in several ways first the cost of trash disposal decreases as less garbage is handled through the expensive landfill burial process second recycled materials can be  sold at market value which can also decrease our garbage bills and finally more state grant money becomes available for future improvements to the system with both landfill disposal costs and the value of most recycled materials rising steadily a large portion of what every household throws into the trash should be looked at as a resource our garbage and recycling contractor waste management employs a single stream recycling system all recyclables are collected together and separated and processed at their neville island material recovery facility or mer everything that can be recycled can be placed into the bin without having to sort or separate any of your peters township environmental quality board took a tour of them or where there are cycling materials from our township and also the city of pittsburgh and south for sorting failing and sale for reuse and manufacturing tour with an eye opening education in the recovery process for a cycle materials so what can be recycled well a good rule of thumb is that if you can buy it at a grocery store  can probably be recycled another general rule is that each item must be larger than two inches and smaller than a five gallon bucket items smaller than two inches fall through the cracks at the facility and cannot be recovered items to be rinsed and free of food waste or dirt but let's go through some of the do's and don'ts of recycling in the stands right now aluminum beverage cans can be recycled just make sure to rinse them and they can be crushed if you want more space in the bins pi plates and foil products are not recyclable because they can't be recovered for resale steeler tin cans steel and tin cans can be recycled and the labels can remain on glass all glass food or beverage containers of any color can be recycled as long as they're not broken labels are ok but lives in must be removed tempered glass such as mason jars canning jars and pirates cannot be recycled plate glass such as window panes or mirrors cannot be recycled and neither can light bulbs crystal items or ceramics such as dish where an oven where milk cream and juice cartons milk cream and juice cartons can be recycled as always just rinse and remove the caps plastics look for the recycling triangle on the plastic items all numbers are recyclable except number six number six items or items without the recite the triangle must be thrown in the trash for plastic beverage bottles remove the caps or crush the bottle then threw the cap back on plastic rings and then the bottle styrofoam plastic bags and beverage straws or stirs are not recyclable paper and cardboard all paper and cardboard can be recycled and if it can fit into the bin it can be recycled particularly dirty paper or cardboard is not recyclable for example a greasy pizza box can only be recycled if the piece said self the white protective tissue and the really greasy portions of the cardboard are removed do not include materials such as pipes batteries or household metals such as pots and pans plastic grocery bags and any kind of cord or hose are a particular problem for the merc sorting facility they become entangled in the rollers and the entire operation must be shut down several times per day to remove them most grocery stores now have a bin for a collection of plastic grocery bags save them up and throw them in those been for a cycling electronic equipment such as computers televisions printers etc can be taken to your peters township public works i hear they're changing the way they're going to doing the recycling here in peter's township and i just wondered why do they have to change it i mean people are used to doing it this way and now you're going to change everything and have to literally all over again what is the benefit of changing the method of recycling the single stream recycling reduces the amount of waste to the landfill which saves money for the state and city while increasing recyclable materials and not only are the new bins free they are larger and more sturdy than the old what happened  pick it up and replace it for free it seems awfully big and i was just wondering how do you get it done to the curb just roll the bin to the curb by where you place your trash can and be sure to position a pickup bar facing the street so that the automated truck to pick it up instructions for proper recycling will be listed on the lid of the ad school been to minimize confusion then for sixty four thirty sorry we did take a call what did we miss the starting april sixth two thousand and fifteen peter sounds of residents will dispose of their placed in the covered bin if you bought a container at a grocery store it is probably recyclable and recoverable verify this by looking for the recycle triangle all numbers except number six are now recoverable gently rinse food materials from cans and bottles there's no need to thoroughly clean containers cardboard does not need to be cut to be placed in the bin however it should not be soiled with food plastic grocery bags cannot be placed in the bin recycle these at your neighborhood grocery store materials less than two inches or larger than a five gallon bucket styrofoam products straws aluminum foil or items with recycle triangle number six cannot be recycled i cycle often and recycle right i hope you enjoyed the video that you just heard we appreciate all the efforts  putting it together as you know recycling has been an important item in theaters township our community has been always strong recycling even before it was a requirement that's one of the reasons why we wanted to get into increasing the size of our containers we've heard and i've heard a lot from residents that the small containers that we have currently just aren't big enough to handle the need and so we wanted to get to that bigger container so people can recycle more because it helps them plus it's just a good thing for the environment and long term yeah you know  just entered into a new contract with waste management we're looking forward to the future where we'll be less garbage going into the landfill we're hoping that our next contract will result in reduced prices from waste management or whoever the carrier will be legalized to bid to get the other the good news of course we did get a grant to pay for ninety percent of the cost of the containers and so in two thousand and fifteen there will not be any increase in your garbage rates so that helps and benefits everybody and we've also looked at other communities and how they have done this and they found that there's been significant increase in garbage collections and that's part of why we were able to get a grant from the state and we know that there's going to be a lot of concerns about the size of the containers and how practical it is in your home you have experienced it from another community that once these came out people started saying we wanted even bigger container hope that you'll give us some time to adjust to these longer containers and the other thing will point out is that you know we're going to be rolling this collection system out  a so sometime in march company it is constructing these vans will be taking them out to your home will be delivering one to every home in the community so you won't have to do anything it'll come to your door and these containers have a ten year warranty s