Penn Hills, PA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- § 1061.05(b)
- Bag requirement
- Specially formulated leaf bags only
- Curb timing
- No more than 24 hours early
- Alternative
- On-site composting permitted, § 1061.05(c)
Summary
Penn Hills bans loose leaves from garbage collection and requires residents to bag leaves and set them curbside only 24 hours before pickup.
Leaves shall not be Placed Out for Garbage Collection. Leaves are to be bagged in specially formulated bags available at various locations throughout the Municipality. The Municipality will distribute information as to where the leaf bags can be purchased. Leaves shall be placed at the curb no sooner than 24 hours prior to designated leaf collection days, at which time they will become the property of and collected by Municipal agents.
(c) Single-family residences are not required to bag leaves for collection at the curb but have the option of creating household leaf composting areas, provided that such areas are properly maintained so as to not create a nuisance to adjacent properties.
(d) The Municipality shall provide for the collection, transportation and composting of leaves from single-family residences. Such compost shall become the property of the Municipality, and a program shall be developed for the distribution, sale or use of this compost.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4434863; v5 updated 2025-07-21; through 07-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Code of the Municipality of Penn Hills § 1061.05(b) bars residents from placing leaves out with garbage; instead, leaves must go in "specially formulated bags available at various locations throughout the Municipality," with the Municipality publicizing where to buy them. Bagged leaves cannot go to the curb more than 24 hours ahead of the scheduled leaf-collection day, at which point they become Municipal property and are collected by Municipal agents. Residents may instead maintain a properly kept household leaf-composting area under § 1061.05(c), as long as it does not create a nuisance for neighbors.
Violations & Fines
Setting loose leaves out with regular trash or placing leaf bags too early violates Chapter 1061 and can draw a misdemeanor fine of up to $500.
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