Beautification

PA Department of Transportation Highway Beautification Program
Allegheny County, Maintenance District 11-1
51 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA  15238
(412) 781-3260
www.dot.state.pa.us

Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission
Restoring and maintaining the city’s tree population
City of Pittsburgh - Mayor’s Office
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 255-4776
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/html/shade_tree_commission.html

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Saving the places we care about by connecting people to the natural world
209 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
(412) 288-2777
www.paconserve.org

Penn State Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program
400 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
(412) 473-2540

Clean-up/Blight Issues

Abandoned Vehicles
City of Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office
(412) 255-2500

Citizens Against Litter
Contact: Boris Weinstein, Chair
5403 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 688-9120
www.citizensagainstlitter.org

Clean Pittsburgh Commission
Contact: Boris Weinstein, Chair
5403 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 688-9120
boris.weinstein@verizon.net

Graffiti
Public Works Traffic Division
(412) 255-2872

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
An alliance of government, businesses and community groups working to keep PA Beautiful
1029 Mumma Road
Wormleysburg, PA 17043
(717) 214-7901
www.keeppabeautiful.org

PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc.
A non-profit organization that empowers people to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in
Allegheny County
33 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 381-1301
www.pacleanways.org/allegheny

Stash the Trash
A community clean-up in partnership with local school students
City of Pittsburgh - Mayor’s Office
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 431-4449 x243

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Education/Public Awareness

Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc.
A non-profit organization that focuses on waste reduction, recycling, litter and visual blight
prevention, watershed awareness, composting, and household hazardous waste education
64 South 14th Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15203
(412) 488-7490
www.prc.org

PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc.
A non-profit organization that empowers people to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in
Allegheny County
33 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 381-1301
www.pacleanways.org/allegheny

Clean Pittsburgh Commission
Contact: Boris Weinstein, Chair
5403 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 688-9120
boris.weinstein@verizon.net

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Enforcement

Report littering in your neighborhood
(412) 255-2621 – Wait for the “non-emergency police problems” prompt.

Litterbug Hotline
Report lingering political posters and litter thrown from vehicles (For vehicle littering, be
prepared to provide license plate number, type of car, and description of driver if possible.
(888) Litterbug (548-8372)
www.litterbug.org

To report an illegal dumpsite,
call PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc. at (412) 381-1301 or
the Redd Up Hotline at (412) 255-CITY
If you see dumping in action, call 9-1-1.  If possible get the license plate number, description
of vehicle, number of people involved, date and time, and photographs.  Do not touch
anything that has been dumped and do not approach anyone involved in dumping.

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Parks and Trails Maintenance

Friends of the Riverfront
Promoting, protecting, and expanding our region’s river resources through increased
public awareness, activities and access
33 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 488-0212
www.friendsoftheriverfront.org

Partners in Parks
Utilize volunteer resources to maintain parks in the city
City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
611 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 255-2676

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Works to restore, renew, revitalize and preserve the four great parks of
Pittsburgh – Frick, Highland, Riverview and Schenley
2000 Technology Drive, Suite #300
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 682-PARK (7275)
www.pittsburghparks.org

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Pest Control

Allegheny County Health Department – Housing and Community Development
Investigates complaints about mosquitoes, rodents, and other pests capable of spreading
disease and creating a nuisance in neighborhoods
3190 Sassafras Way
Pittsburgh, PA  15201
(412) 350-4046
www.achd.net/comenv

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Public to Private Property

City of Pittsburgh Sideyard Sale Program
For City residents who want to buy a publicly owned, overgrown vacant lot that borders
their yard
(412) 255-2300

Vacant Property Working Group
A project of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG)that works to eliminate
blight and revitalize communities
One Hope Square
1901-15 Centre Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
(412) 391-6732
www.pcrg.org/vpwg

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Refuse and Recycling

City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works
Bureau of Environmental Services, Recycling Division
3001 Railroad Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15201
(412) 255-2773

For information about your collection day or a listing of prohibited materials in refuse,
call (412) 255-2780
Recycling information (412) 255-2631
Bulky Waste information (412) 255-2773
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/pw/html/environmental_services.html

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Special Collections/Drop-off Locations

2006 Special Collection Schedule
Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc.
A non-profit organization that focuses on waste reduction, recycling, litter and visual blight
prevention, watershed awareness, composting, and household hazardous waste education
64 South 14th Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15203
(412) 488-7490
www.prc.org

Department of Public Works
Bureau of Environmental Services
For lawn debris and recycling drop-off site info visit Public Works website at
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/pw/html/drop-off_information.html

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections
Sponsored by the Southwestern PA HHW Task Force
(412) 488-7452
www.swpahhw.org

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Stormwater Management

City of Pittsburgh Stormwater Management Information
Help protect and manage our water supply.
http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/main/html/stormwater.html

Street Maintenance

Department of Public Works
Concerns about potholes, sidewalks, street lamps, signs
611 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15219
Direct Phone Numbers
Potholes:  Use pothole reporting form or call (412) 255-CITY
Street Lighting (412) 255-LITE (5483)
Line Painting/Traffic Signs/Traffic Signals/Graffiti (412) 255-2872

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