Trash and Recycling Schedule for 2008

Yard Waste: (Changes in the current contract) (Beginning October 1, 2006 through the end of the contract September 30, 2009)
Contractor shall collect, remove and dispose of yard waste placed at curbside in approved bio-degradable, compostable bags, approved 55 gallon container or tied into bundles no more than 3' in length and weighing no more than 30 lbs.  The collection will occur once each month on the third Wednesday of each month throughout the year or other scheduled time as approved by the Township.  Yard waste may consist of tree trimmings, shrubbery, general yard and garden residues/wastes and other similar material but specifically excluding grass clippings. 

Christmas trees: will be collected on the first Wednesday of the month as part of the yard waste collection.

Newspapers/Paper:
Newspapers including the advertisements.  Paper - all periodicals other than newspaper, cardboard and other waste paper and similar items.
Stack newspapers neatly and place in brown paper bags or tie in a bundle (no plastic bags), place on ground next to your recycling container

Glass:
Clear Glass: empty bottles, jars, food or beverage containers made of clear transparent glass. Expressly excluded are non-container glass, plate glass, blue, green or brown glass, porcelain and ceramic products.

Colored Glass: empty bottles, jars, food or beverage containers made of green and brown glass except non-container glass, plate glass, blue glass, porcelain and ceramic products.

Aluminum:

Rinse all empty aluminum beverage and food containers. Place in recycling container.

Bimetallic Cans:

Rinse empty food or beverage containers consisting of ferrous sides and bottom and an aluminum top - commonly used for pet foods, soups, canned vegetables, etc. Place in recycling container.

Bulk Waste Items with CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) (freon)

Appliances containing CFC's such as refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, require advance scheduling with the contractor and will be billed separately.  Residents may make separate arrangements for disposal as long as it is done in accordance with the 1990 Clean Air Act.  H & R Trucking located in Woodlyn, PA, will remove freon and dispose of the appliance for a fee residents may call 610-833-2836 or  take the appliance to Recycle Metals, Conchohocken, 610-828-5553 for a smaller fee. 

Carpet: 

If you dispose of old carpet/rugs, you must cut them up into 3' or 4' sections and tie with twine for easy handling

Cardboard:

Corrugated paper, cardboard or paperboards such as are used in the manufacture of folding paper carton, set-up boxes and similar boxboard products as further defined or limited by regulation.  For recycling purposes corrugated paper must be flattened and tied.

Plastics - empty containers known as HPDE #1 and #2, PET #1 and #2 & #3-#7

Leaves:

Contractor shall collect, remove and dispose of leaves at curbside in approved compostable, biodegradable bags every Wednesday between  October 17, 2007  through January 16, 2008.  There shall be no limit to the number of bags per household. Residents shall place their leaves at curbside, or in case of no curbing, at the end of their property, but at no time within the street.

Burning of yard waste permitted on the third Saturdays of March and April by permit ONLY available from the Township Manager or you may sign up on line. (rain date the following Saturday)

Used Motor Oil, Anti-Freeze and Car Batteries:

These items can be recycled at the following Upper Providence locations:

*By-Pass Garage
1491 N. Providence Road
Media, PA 610-566-8864

Refuse: twice a week

Bulk waste: One item a week. Providence Road is dividing line:

A -West Side of Township

• Refuse - Tuesday & Friday
• Bulk - Friday

• Refuse - Monday & Thursday
• Bulk - Thursday

Recyclables: once every two weeks

A1 - West side of Providence Rd., North of Rt.1 - Tuesday

B3 - East side of Providence Rd., north of Sandy Bank Rd, incl. Sandy Bank Rd. and Greenhill Rd. – Monday

A2 - West side of Providence Rd., south of Rt. 1 - Friday

B4 - East side of Providence Rd., south of Sandy Bank Rd. excl. Sandy Bank Rd. and Greenhill Rd. – Thursday

The following holidays are dates when NO refuse or recyclables will be collected:

If refuse collection falls on a holiday, collection will be your next scheduled day w/ no limit to quantity.