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.
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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.
What Can Be Recycled? - Updated August, 2008!
You can now recycle the following:
- glass jars and bottles - empty
- plastic containers labeled #1 through #7
- aluminum cans and clean foil
- tin & steel aerosol cans - empty
- newspapers, inserts, & junk mail
- magazines, catalogs, & envelopes
- paper bags - grocery type
- box board - cereal, cake, & cracker boxes
- office & school papers - plain & colored
- cardboard & clean pizza boxes
- paperback books and phone books
- paper egg cartons
Items not recycled include:
- garbage, food waste, and food -tainted items
- glass - plate glass, window glass, drinking glasses, mirrors, and crystal
- ceramic cups and plates
- flower pots
- ovenware
- paint cans
- no oil cans or bottles
- light bulbs
- hangars
- polystyrene cups & plates
- plastic bags
- wax or plastic coated boxes
- tyvek plastic envelopes
- tissues, towels, & napkins
- electronics
- batteries
- compact discs and DVD's
- napkins
- metallic wrapping paper
- milk and ice cream cartons
- foam egg cartons
- juice boxes
- pet food bags
- frozen food boxes or cans
- carbon paper
- photographs
- disposable diapers
- yard waste and garden tools
- hazard chemical containers
- plastic toys
- sporting goods
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 providing additional information on items which are collected for recycling, and which are not. Questions on recycling? Call Malvern Borough 610 644-2602.
Learn About Recycling
The following links are useful educational resources on recycling – related topics:
- Chester County Solid Waste Authority: www.chestercountyswa.org/
- Gristmill – Environmental News and Commentary: gristmill.grist.org/
