Valley Waste Solutions, Inc.
Trash and recycling service will be provided for residents by Valley Waste Solutions, Inc starting October 1, 2025. All residents are required to have an established account with Valley Waste (Township Ordinance #53).
- Valley Waste Contact Information: 717-647-9391
Collection
Collection throughout the Township will take place on Wednesday and Thursday each week. Your collection day depends on your location within the Township.
Wednesday Collection:
All properties along Peters Mountain Road and to the West of Peters Mountain Road to the Susquehanna River will be collected on Wednesday.
Thursday Collection:
All properties East of Peters Mountain Road, Clarks Valley, Stoney Creek Valley, Fishing Creek Valley, including North Front Street, Roberts Valley Road and Greggs Road will be collected on Thursday.
A color-coded collection map of the Township can be viewed here.
Holidays and weather events can affect collection service. Valley Waste will provide all residents with an annual collection calendar notating changes in collection days due to holidays, if any. In the event of inclement weather, trash will be collected the next day (provided that weather conditions allow). The 2025 Collection Calendar can be viewed here.
Service Options
Residents have two (2) options for trash and recycling service with Valley Waste –
| Standard Weekly Service | Bag Service (33 gal. blue bags with Valley Waste logo.) | |
| Cost | $128.19 per quarter (4 times a year) *Changes in Tipping Fee can affect this amount. | $10.00 per bag, minimum of 12 bags for an annual cost of $120.00. All 12 bags must be purchased at one time. Recycling fee of $27.18 per quarter is billed separately. Bags can be purchased at Hornung’s True Value in Dauphin or at Valley Waste’s office, 234 E Grand Ave, Tower City, PA 17980. |
| Limit | 2 bags or containers per week (with a volume of less than 36 gallons each, and weigh under 50 lbs.) | Unlimited, provided that Valley Waste’s blue bags are used. |
| Recycling | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Bulk Items | 1 bulk item per week | Not included. Must contact Valley Waste to arrange pick up/payment. |
Fees for the following contract years can be found below. Changes in Tipping Fee can affect these prices.
| Standard Weekly Service Year 2: $131.40 per quarter Year 3: $134.67 per quarter Year 4: $138.06 per quarter Year 5: $141.48 per quarter |
Bag Service with Recycling Fee Year 2: $123.60 per 12 bags, $27.87 recycling fee per quarter Year 3: $127.32 per 12 bags, $28.56 recycling fee per quarter Year 4: $131.16 per 12 bags, $29.28 recycling fee per quarter Year 5: $135.12 per 12 bags, $30.00 recycling fee per quarter |
Recycling
Residents are reminded that burning recyclables is not permitted (Township Ordinance #67). The following are generally considered to be recyclable –
- Plastic bottles and containers (1 & 2). Clean and dry them. Put the cap back on them.
- Food and beverage cans (tin & aluminum).
- Paper (copy paper, newspaper, magazines). Make sure they’re dry.
- Flattened cardboard and paperboard. For pizza boxes, make sure there’s no attached food residue.
- Food and beverage containers. Make sure they’re clean.
Residents are responsible for providing their own trash and recycling containers. Any type of can or container can be used as a recycling bin, as long as it is clearly labeled RECYCLING. The Township office has free recycle stickers for residents to label their bins with.
The Dauphin County Recycling Center – located at 1625 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 – is where residents can recycle certain items that are not accepted by Valley Waste. To learn more, go here. A list of acceptable items can be viewed here. The Dauphin County Recycling Center is open Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:15 pm (closed holidays), NO SATURDAY HOURS.
Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste are those wastes produced in our households that are hazardous in nature, but are not regulated as hazardous wastes under federal and states laws. Each person in Pennsylvania produces an average of four pounds of HHW each year for the total of about 25,000-tons per year statewide. Some examples of HHW are paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, batteries, and motor oil.
The Household Hazardous Waste Pickup Program previously offered by Dauphin County and Waste Management is currently NOT available to Dauphin County residents. Residents are to dispose to any HHW with their regular trash pickup. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection website states the following:
DEP strongly urges residents of the commonwealth to properly dispose of their unwanted HHW materials. However, if your community does not have a collection program or you must discard the materials prior to the next scheduled event, you may legally discard them in your regular trash pickup, provided:
- You have read the label and complied with any disposal directions.
- Liquids have either been allowed to evaporate (if water based) or absorbed (if non-water based) on some material such as vermiculite, cat litter, or sawdust, so that there are no freestanding liquids).
- The remaining residue has been packaged to prevent leakage while the material is being transported to the disposal facility.
- The material is placed out in small quantities, over several collection periods.
For more information, please visit https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/RecyclingDisposal/HouseholdHazardousWaste/Pages/default.aspx. We will update residents if and when a Household Hazardous Waste Pickup Program becomes available again.
For information on Household Hazardous Waste removal, please call Dauphin County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling at 717-982-6772.