Garbage & Waste

Aiken Refuse Welcome Letter

Mar 08 2023

We are pleased to inform you that Aiken Refuse has been awarded the 3-year contract to provide residential solid waste disposal services to the City of New Castle. The contract is effective April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. Read … →

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New Castle City Officials and City Groups to Partner on New Castle Cleanup Initiative

Feb 23 2023

(New Castle, PA—February 23, 2023) New Castle City officials today announced New Castle Department of Code Enforcement, Aiken Refuse, Tri-County CleanWays and the Lawrence Mercer Recycling/Solid Waste Department, will partner on a neighborhood cleanup project. The project is designed to … →

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Aiken Refuse FAQs for 2023

Feb 03 2023

Q: What are the options for refuse pick up in the City? There are two options for the new refuse collection system. 1) The bag system. This option is similar to the Blue Bag system residents are familiar with from … →

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Christmas Tree Pickup

Jan 02 2023

Holiday tree pickup runs the first two weeks of January. Trees over 8 feet must be cut into 4 feet sections. All trees must be cut into 4’ pieces (four feet).  All decorations must be removed. Do NOT put in … →

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Annual Refuse Collection Exclusions Are Due

Jan 04 2022

It’s that time of the year! Section 950.19 of the City of New Castle Refuse Collection ordinance requires property owners to apply annually for an exclusion pursuant to the provisions of this subsection on a form provided by the City … →

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City mandated by Act 47 to stop selling extra tags

Feb 01 2021

Act 47 coordinator has mandated that Aiken Refuse Extra Tags can no longer be sold from City Hall. Their concern stems from Aiken Refuse participation rate dropping significantly to 50% in the first quarter of 2021. Aiken Refuse Extra Tags … →

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Aiken Refuse Survey

Jul 17 2020

New Castle Residents: if you watched the special meeting with Aiken on Tuesday, Matt Aiken proposed a tag pickup  at City Hall so there’s no discrepancy with mailing tags out. While this is a good idea, many of us including … →

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The City of New Castle’s garbage collection will end on Tuesday March 31, 2020

Mar 30 2020

The City of New Castle’s garbage collection will end on Tuesday March 31, 2020. The City will be collecting garbage on the following days. If you currently put your garbage out Sunday night for Monday pick up, or  Monday night … →

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How the New Residential Waste & Recycling Program Works

Feb 19 2020

How the New Residential Waste & Recycling Program Works (pdf) Recycling Information (pdf) Visit the Waste Management Department page for more information

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Garbage Collection Changing April 1

Feb 18 2020

Aiken Refuse will be providing residential solid waste disposal services to The City of New Castle. Please see forms below or the Waste Management Department Page for more information. How the New Residential Waste & Recycling Program Works (pdf) Aiken Customer Welcome Letter … →

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