HomeMy WebLinkAboutYARD WASTE & COMPOSTINGFRANKLIN COUNTY YARD WASTE DROP-OFF & COMPOST FACILITIES
CHAMBERSBURG BOROUGH HARRY ROTZ FARM
Serving Borough Residents Only Serving Franklin County Residents
1100 Hollywell Ave., Chambersburg Accepts leaves, grass clippings, garden waste, and
261-3213 manure - does not accept brush
Monday – Saturday 7:30 a.m to 3:00 p.m 5948 Rice Road, Chambersburg
267-1489/729-5016
Monday – Sunday: Dawn to Dusk
GREENE TOWNSHIP
SHIPPENSBURG BOROUGH
Serving Shippensburg Borough & Adjacent townships
Serving Greene Township Residents Only
(Call for details)
Mickey Inn Rd., Chambersburg
263-4990
963 Avon Dr., Shippensburg
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday:
532-5414
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call for Hours
Compost & wood chips sold for $5/yard
J. WILMER LEHMAN FARM
TAYAMENTASACHTA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
Serving Franklin County Residents
Serving Franklin County Residents
11978 Path Valley Road, Willow Hill
Accepts leaves only - does not accept brush or grass
349-2888
clippings
Monday – Saturday: Daylight to Dark
504 East Leitersburg St., Greencastle
597-6458
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMPOSTING FACILITY WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TRANSFER STATION
Serving Montgomery, Peters, Warren Townships, and Serving Franklin, Adams, and Washington County
Mercersburg Borough Residents
Does not accept grass clippings 12725 Buchanan Trail East, Waynesboro
Ft Loudon Road across from Township Building 765-6577
328-3743 Monday – Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
More than 67 percent of the waste produced in the United States (including paper) is compostable material.
Did You Know That Compost Can...
Suppress plant diseases and pests.
Reduce or eliminate the need for chemical fertilizers.
Promote higher yields of agricultural crops.
Facilitate reforestation, wetlands restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts by
amending contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils.
Cost-effectively remediate soils contaminated by hazardous waste.
Remove solids, oil, grease, and heavy metals from stormwater runoff.
Capture and destroy 99.6 percent of industrial volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in contaminated air.
Provide cost savings of at least 50 percent over conventional soil, water, and air pollution remediation
technologies, where applicable.
Franklin County Planning Department 218 N. Second Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-261-3855 planning@co.franklin.pa.us
Updated April 2010