Aug 28, 2025 By Jon Andreassi 3 min read

A recycling drop-off point for paper and cardboard in South Strabane Township will soon be discontinued.

Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to end the collection at 253 Zediker Station Road on Sept. 30.

That address is mostly an empty lot with several dumpsters meant for collecting paper and cardboard. Interstate 70 runs right by the location.

Though the service is provided at no cost by Royal Oak Recycling, officials said non-South Strabane residents dumping their cardboard at the site has become a nuisance.

“First and foremost, there is no effective way to monitor a vacant site, leading to widespread misuse by individuals from outside South Strabane Township, including residents and businesses from throughout Washington County and beyond,” said Bob Weber, chair of the South Strabane board of supervisors. “While the service was intended for local use, it has become a regional drop-off point, burdening South Strabane taxpayers with the consequences.”

Weber added the dumpsters tend to overflow, leading to loose garbage that blows onto neighboring properties or the interstate during storms.

Cleaning it up falls to employees of South Strabane’s public works department, which Weber says turns a “so-called free service into a real and recurring expense for our residents.”

Through Waste Management, taxpayers in South Strabane Township already receive curbside recycling pickup.

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, supervisors for Jordan Cramer voted 3-2 to act as interim township manager while officials look for a permanent hire.

Former Township Manager Jeff Ziegler’s last day was Aug. 22. Cramer, the township’s fire chief, assumed the same interim position prior to Ziegler’s hire in 2023. Since then Cramer has also served as assistant township manager, for which he receives an extra $250 per week.

Prior to voting, the supervisors left the meeting room for a brief executive session to discuss “personnel issues.” When they returned supervisors Jeff Bull and George Rowand voted against the appointment.

“Our township manager did not recommend us doing that,” Bull said on Wednesday.

According to Bull, Ziegler had recommended the supervisors divvy up the township manager responsibilities until they found a replacement.

Bull said that the township has so far received 10 applications for the role, and supervisors will begin reviewing them soon.

Supervisors also voted unanimously to approve final land development for Industry Public House to build an outdoor patio.

Industry Public House is currently planning a third location at 315 Washington Road in Strabane Square, previously a TGI Fridays.

The restaurant and bar also has locations in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh and North Fayette.