Trash was a topic of discussion for a good part of the meeting of Summit Hill Borough Council on Monday.

The council is upset that individuals utilizing the community basketball courts across the street from the police station are tossing litter on the ground instead of using receptacles to dispose of it. This might lead to the basketball nets being taken down.

Another topic involving trash is the garbage collection. The borough council said it advised its trash collector, County Waste, of some problems, including dumping ashes in alleys and denting cans.

A third issue is dog waste. Dog owners are letting their pooches defecate in public parks and are not cleaning up the mess. As a result, the council agreed to purchase six dog waste stations, which will have cleanup bags, at a cost of $260 each.

Regarding the basketball courts, borough secretary Kira Steber said the public works employees clean up litter at the basketball courts on a daily basis.

Council member Michael Alabovitz suggested the police issue one or two citations for littering so the others who are guilty of the infraction realize littering won’t be tolerated.

Police Sgt. Jeff Ohl said usually there is one officer on duty. He said he wonders if the borough council actually wants the police to sit and watch for littering infractions.

Steber agreed to post a warning on the borough’s Facebook page stating either the littering ceases or the basketball nets will be taken down.

Regarding the complaints the borough has received about County Waste trash pickup, Councilman David Wargo said borough officials recently met with officials of County Waste and conveyed the complaints.

He also said it is important when people have issues that they notify the borough office to document them. He said some people had complained on social media about the trash company, but “putting it on Facebook or other social media isn’t telling our secretary when we need to know.”

Wargo said he and other members of the borough Sanitation Committee met with the “top official” of County Waste. He said that official “assured me everything was going to get better.”

Instead of the situation improving, Wargo said, “This past Thursday was one of the worst ever.” He said the borough received about 14 complaints.

Wargo said on Saturday, employees of County Waste came into the town and cleaned up the spilled ashes. In addition, the executive of the firm is planning to visit the town this Thursday and view his employees picking up the trash.

Alabovitz said the borough has only a one-year contract with County Waste.

Of the dog waste stations, the suggestion to purchase them was made by Karen Ruzicka.

She said, “If people are made knowledgeable that they have to clean up after their dogs … we’ll have a cleaner town.”

The dog stations will be placed at Ludlow Park, Ginder Field, Memorial Park and in the vicinity of the cemeteries.