Trash Rates and Cart Information

Residential Trash Rates

Current rates as of 01/01/2026

Cart Size	Monthly Rate
35 Gallon	$33.40
64 Gallon	$34.50
96 Gallon	$35.85
No Cart/bag service only*	$30.45
Additional 35 Gallon	$2.15
Additional 64 Gallon	$3.40
Additional 96 Gallon	$4.70
Backyard Service	$42.00

The Township’s municipal solid waste contract with Vogel Disposal Service Inc. is for five years and includes yearly increases from Vogel. Rates will be adjusted to reflect these increases. The five-year agreement includes trucks operated with environmentally friendly compressed natural gas, GIS equipped trucks, separate downsized trucks for collections on narrow streets and alleys, a dedicated route supervisor, and pre-route driver training.

* Extra 32-gallon trash bag stickers are sold separately.

Cart Do’s and Don’ts

Lids down please! When placing carts curbside, please be sure lids are closed.
Arrows on the lid show which side of the cart should face the street. This enables the truck's mechanical arm to work properly and ensures that trash isn’t scattered on the street.
Bag all garbage before putting it into the cart.
Don’t put more in the cart than it can hold with the lid fully closed. Heavy cartloads will cause the mechanical arm to fail.
Place carts 3 feet apart from one another and at least 3 feet away from obstructions such as mail boxes, posts, trees, and vehicles.

What’s Accepted as Trash?

Only those items that go to the landfill should be placed in the Gray Top garbage cart. Bag household trash before placing it inside the trash cart. Trash may not be collected if improperly prepared for collection.

Not Accepted: very large and heavy items such as furnaces, construction materials, demolition debris, doors, windows, paving materials, stones, auto parts, machinery, bathtubs, spas, laundry room fixtures, pianos, tree trunks and stumps. These items are considered commercial wastes.

Cart System

All carts belong to Cranberry Township. Each cart carries a unique identification number which is linked to the home address and utility account. Please be sure to keep carts on the property and avoid getting them mixed up with neighboring carts.

Cart Color Coding and Sizes

The color coded lids on each cart identify the contents to the truck operator. The hauler may refuse to collect carts that are contaminated with mixed items. Additional carts are available upon request.

Gray Top carts are for ordinary garbage and all other non-recyclable items eligible for collection.
Cart size options: 35, 64 or 96 gallon volume sizes.
Blue Top carts are for recyclable items only.
Cart size options: 35, 64 or 96 gallon volume sizes. A second recycling cart may be requested at no additional cost.
Green Top carts are for yard waste only. Do not mix yard waste or recyclables with household trash.
Cart size options: 96 gallon volume only.

Cart Delivery/Repair/Exchange

If a cart proves to be too large or too small to meet your needs, it may be exchanged once per calendar year. To request a cart repair, order or exchange carts, contact Customer Service at 724-776-4806 option 3.

Moving

When moving, even to another home within Cranberry Township, please leave empty carts for the new owner. Each cart carries a unique identification number which is linked to the home address and utility account.

Inclement Winter Weather

When snow or ice prevents collection on a scheduled day, leave the cart at the curb to be collected the next day. Clear snow from around the carts. Keep the lids closed to prevent snow and ice from getting inside. Drivers will not reach into the cart to remove items frozen to the bottom.

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