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The Pittston City Streets and Sanitation Department is a full-time professional municipal public works department. The Street Department provides weekly residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collection and is also responsible for the maintenance of all city streets, city parks, and public property. The Street Department is located at 2 Tunnel Street and can be telephoned at 570.654.1160. Regular operating hours are Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm. Yard waste collection will resume on Monday March 25th: Residents may now include grass clippings with yard waste. Yard waste must be in open containers at the curbside. No dirt or rocks can be collected. Braches must be cut to not longer than 4 feet and bundled. Thank you!
CLICK HERE OR FILE BELOW FOR THE GARBAGE, RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE BY STREET
RECYCLING CONTAINERS--GRANT RECEIVED--AVAILABLE SOON The supply of residential curbside recycling containers has been exhausted but we are pleased to announce the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Street Name Sign Replacement Project The Street Department is in the process of installing new street name signs at all street intersections in town. The project will take several months to complete, so please be patient if you see signs going up but your street has not been done yet.
The Street Department recently added this Ford 550 full size dump truck to its streets and winter maintenance operations fleet:
The Street Department repairing a city sewer line off O'Connell Street:
Pittston City Street Department Superintendent Sam Valenti inspects a street drain needing repair
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Protection has awarded the city a grant of $18,645 to purchase additional containers. We expect to have them in the spring or early summer of 2013 and will provide additional information soon on how residences can obtain their new containers. 
