Pittsburgh provides weekly curbside trash and recycling collection through the Department of Public Works, Environmental Services Division. Residents receive city-issued bins. Collection days vary by neighborhood. Trash must be in approved containers placed at the curb by the morning of collection day.
Pittsburgh contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Pittsburgh public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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