Please
display your new trash sticker in your window!
Do not put your trash out at the curb sooner than 24 hours before collection!
Questions or problems?
Call the City of Nanticoke at 570-735-2800
Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM or
Call J. P Mascaro & Sons, Monday to
Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, at 800-243-7575 or e-mail from our web site: www.jpmascaro.com
Important
Information from J.P. Mascaro, city trash collector
concerning safe disposal
of needles, syringes and lancets
The workers
from Mascaro have been getting picked with needles, therefore, we ask that you
do the following with all needles, syringes and lancets. Before packing, please
break off the tip of the needle. Place in a rigid, hard plastic or metal container
with a screw-on or tight-fitting lid, such as a plastic laundry detergent
container or coffee can, or, put in a small cardboard box and duct tape it.. The
container should be puncture-resistant and leak proof. and then place in the garbage
can. Your help will be appreciated. Thank you. | |
Yard
waste
Will start in April and run thru
November. | |
Bulk
items
Only one bulk item
may be placed out per week. If your bulk item is a white good (washer, dryer,
refrigerator, etc.) it must be placed out at the curb on your trash pickup day,
but it will not be collected until Friday. Please remember that freon must be
removed from refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners & dehumidifiers. |
| Christmas
tree collection
There will
be a one time city-wide collection of Christmas Trees on Friday, January
12th. | |
Holidays
Trash
Will not be collected
on holidays, and collection will be one day late for the rest of that week.
Holidays are Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas Day. | |
No hazardous wastes!
Car
battteries, gasoline, motor oil, pesticides, oil-base paints and other toxic and
hazardous materials do not belong in the trash! Call Luzerne County's Solid Waste
Management Department at 800-821-7654 or 570-820-6300 for information on disposing
of these materials. Many auto stores accept used motor oil and car batteries.
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Please ~
No
home construction or demolition debris! If you're putting on a new roof or remodeling
your house, you need to make special arrangements with J.P. Mascaro & Sons
or another waste hauler to remove the debris.
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Special fees! Do not offer our workers
any special fees or tips for extra service. If they solicit any fees, please report
this to us or to the city.
Courteous conduct!
Our employees are required and expected to behave in a courteous
and professional manner. Please report any misconduct to us or to the city.
Recyclables: If you see any collection worker mixing recyclables
with the trash, report it at once! |
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