Garbage/Recycling
GARBAGE – RESIDENTIAL
Garbage is collected by Pro Disposal and all service related information can be discussed by calling Pro Disposal directly at (814) 736-3631.
Trash Collection Guidelines:
- Standard Service: The weekly limit is six (6) bags at a rate of $82.24 every four months.
- Senior Rate: For residents 65 and older, the rate is $74.02 every four months with a four (4) bag weekly limit. Proof of age is required.
Please remember to place your garbage curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Please contact Pro Disposal at 814-487-7033 to make arrangements prior to disposing of any extra items that are not considered household trash. ONE bulk item per month is allowed with no extra charge. You must call into our office first to get the bulk item picked up.
Recycling pick up will be EVERY OTHER WEEK.
Recycling will be picked up the same day as your regular trash pickup.
Holiday Service Reminder: If there is a holiday during the week of your scheduled recycling collection pickup day, your pickup will be the next day. There is Saturday pickup. Holidays that fall on a weekend will not affect weekly pickup.
During holiday weeks, please ensure your trash is set out the night before collection. Our teams begin early as landfills close earlier than usual.
Please note: Trash collection will not be affected on the following holidays: Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, and the first day of Buck Season.
Curbside
Johnstown collects recyclables curbside biweekly. Residents receive a recycling bin when they register their address with the City. The bin is to be used for recycling only. NO TRASH Items collected are plastic jugs, jars & bottles #1 and #2, aluminum, tin or steel food and beverage cans and glass bottles, jugs and jars (no lids), newspapers, phone books, magazines, inserts, junk mail, and envelopes. All items must be rinsed before placing in bin. Residents are encouraged to recycle corrugated cardboard at the drop-off centers.
Drop-Off Center
Cambria County has placed recycling containers at Roxbury Park (Derby Street entrance) and the D. St. Ball Field for area residents to drop off recyclables. Items include newspapers, magazines, corrugated cardboard, aluminum, tin or steel food and beverage cans and plastic jugs, bottles & jars.
Other Recycling
The City maintains a list of businesses where the following items can be recycled: Appliances, electronics, tires and batteries, scrap metals and aluminum, cooking oil and office paper. Please call our office for information.
Motor Oil Recycling
The City accepts used Motor Oil (free of charge) for recycling into heating fuel, new motor oil and industrial lubricants. Oil may be dropped off at the Highway Garage located at 419 Sixth Avenue in Cambria City, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am – 2:30 pm.
Yard Waste
Johnstown Public Works picks up yard waste in Johnstown. All yard waste must be bagged, boxed or bundled and placed by the curb for pickup. Bundles should not be longer than 3 feet in length or weigh more than 30 pounds. Residents must call our office to schedule pick-up.
Christmas Tree Recycling
Christmas trees may be dropped off at Roxbury Park (Derby Street side-lot by the big blue bins). The City of Johnstown recycles approximately 1500 Christmas trees per year.
Recycling Facts
- The United States has only six percent (6%) of the world population, but produces half of the world’s garbage.
- Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four (4) hours.
- Seventeen (17) trees are saved when you recycle one (1) ton (2,000 lbs.) of paper.
- In America, 1,500 aluminum cans are recycled every second
Funding
- The City of Johnstown receives Grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources under Section 902, Act 101, The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Resolution Act of 1988. These Grants are used for:
- Education
- Recycling Containers
- Collection Equipment