Residential Waste & Recycling Services
Stowe Township partners with Valley Waste Service to provide reliable residential trash and recycling collection. Collection schedules vary throughout the township, so residents should refer to their service information or contact Valley Waste Service for pickup schedules, service questions, missed collections, or account assistance. Valley Waste also offers convenient online account management and payment options. Valley Waste provides weekly residential trash collection and single-stream recycling in Stowe Township.
Accepted & not accepted.
When in doubt, leave it out. Contaminated recycling loads get rejected and end up in the trash — so it's worth taking a second to sort.
Recycling — Accepted
- Cardboard & paperboard (broken down, no plastic windows)
- Office paper, newspaper, magazines, junk mail
- Plastic bottles & jugs (#1 PET, #2 HDPE only)
- Aluminum cans & clean tin/steel cans
- Glass bottles & jars (rinsed; lids removed)
- Cartons (milk, juice, soup) rinsed and flattened
Recycling — Not Accepted
- Plastic bags & film (return to grocery store drop-offs)
- Plastics #3–#7 (yogurt cups, deli containers, clamshells)
- Styrofoam, foam packaging, bubble wrap
- Pizza boxes with grease or food residue
- Light bulbs, mirrors, ceramic, window glass
- Hazardous waste, paint, batteries, electronics
Bulk Accepted
- Furniture (couches, chairs, mattresses, dressers)
- Appliances (refrigerators with Freon tag, ranges, washers)
- Carpeting (cut into 4-ft sections, rolled and tied)
- Limit: 2 large items per household per month
Take Elsewhere
- Tires — Pennsylvania-Resource Recovery Center, Sat 8–noon
- Electronics — Best Buy or PA-DEP collection events
- Hazardous waste — Allegheny County HHW events (March, Sept)
- Paint — PaintCare drop-off at participating retailers
- Construction debris — arrange a private dumpster
How holidays affect pickup.
When a holiday falls on or before Wednesday, pickup is delayed by one day. Holidays later in the week don't affect the schedule.
Valley Waste
Stowe Township contracts with Valley Waste for residential collection. The current contract runs through December 31, 2027.
724-843-9373
Mon-Fri: 8:00 – 4:30 Sat: 8:00 – 11:30
valleywasteservice.com
(billing, service start/stop, ordinances) call (412) 331-4050
Things people ask the township.
Don’t see your question? Call the township office at (412) 331-4050 or use Report a Concern to send a note.
What time should I set my cans out?
Trash and recyclables need to be at the curb by midnight the night before your scheduled collection day, but no earlier than 5pm per township ordinance.
My pickup was missed — what do I do?
If your trash or recycling was missed, please call Valley Waste at 724-843-9373 within 24 hours of the missed pickup day to report it.
If the issue is with how the truck handled your cans (damage, spilling, etc.), call us so we can document it.
Can I get extra recycling bins?
Yes. Stop by the township office during business hours and we’ll provide a recycling bin at no charge. There’s no limit on how many recycling containers you can put out, as long as each is under 32 gallons and weighs less than 50 pounds.
How do I dispose of a refrigerator or appliance?
These items can be disposed of for an additional pre-paid fee. Items must be professionally tagged that freon is removed. Please contact Valley Waste before setting these types of items out for collection
Where can I take electronics, paint, or hazardous waste?
None of these items are accepted at curbside collection. Allegheny County runs Household Hazardous Waste collection events twice a year (typically March and September) at the County Public Works yard. Best Buy accepts most consumer electronics; PaintCare partner retailers accept latex and oil-based paint.
The township will post upcoming county HHW events on the News page as dates are announced.
What about Christmas trees?
Remove decorations, do not place in bags or containers. Cut tree so the branch spread is not more than 4 ft. across and tree length is no longer than 6 ft. and not weighing over 30 lbs. Collection will be done on your normal trash pick-up day.
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