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Trash Pickup

Trash is collected, at curbside, every Tuesday and Friday. Trash should be placed at curbside the night before the day of collection. Recyclables are collected on Tuesdays only. Recyclables should be placed in bins provided by the Borough.

Recycling

Recycling is the third R of the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Recycling is the process of taking a product or material at the end of its useful life and turning it into a usable raw material to make another product. In 1999, recycling and composting activities prevented about 64 million tons of material from ending up in landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 32 percent of its waste, a rate that has almost doubled during the past 15 years.

Recycle

What Can Be Recycled?

You can recycle the following:

  • Glass – clean food & drink bottles and jars only. Rinse and remove lids. Labels need not be removed.
  • Newspapers – stack in brown bag or tie.
  • Mixed Paper – cardboard, paper bags, magazines, all mail (flyers, brochures, catalogues), phone books, home, office & school paper (post–it notes, construction paper, folders), catalogues, brochures, books (without hard covers), boxes (without liners, flattened and cut if oversize) and corrugated cardboard (ridged cardboard)
  • Aluminum – beverage cans only. Rinse
  • Metal – food & beverage cans. Rinse
  • Plastic – #1, #2, narrow & necked bottles, jars. Rinse & remove caps.

Items not recycled include:

  • light bulbs
  • plate glass window glass
  • drinking glasses
  • crystal
  • ceramic cups and plates
  • flower pots
  • mirrors
  • ovenware
  • aerosol and paint cans
  • no oil cans or bottles
  • plastic tub containers
  • food wrappers
  • plastic bags
  • wax or plastic coated boxes
  • tyvek plastic envelopes
  • tissues
  • towels
  • napkins
  • metallic wrapping paper
  • milk cartons
  • juice boxes
  • pet food bags
  • frozen food boxes or cans
  • carbon paper
  • photographs
  • disposable diapers

If you are unsure of an item, contact your trash hauler. Charles Blosenski at 610–942–2480 collects trash and recyclables for borough collection properties only.

Recycle Right!

This document link opens to a flyer from the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, providing information on items which are collected for recycling, and which are not. It also has information on Certified Master Composter classes to be held locally in 2008.

Learn About Recycling

The following links are useful educational resources on recycling – related topics: