Guidelines for Recycling at the Curb: 

Recyclables are commodities. Dirty or contaminated, they are worthless. Clean and properly prepared recyclables have value and may be turned into new products.

The following single-stream items are typically collected in one container at your curb: 

•Aluminum cans, foil, and pie plates 

•Corrugated cardboard and boxboard 

•Glass bottles and jars 

•Metal cans 

•Mixed paper  

•Newspapers 

•Plastic #1-5 and #7 containers  

Items Not Allowed: 

•Caps / lids 

•Ceramic cups / plates 

•Crystal 

•Drinking glasses

 •Flower pots 

•Light bulbs 

•Metallic wrapping paper 

•Mirrors •Oil cans / bottles 

•Ovenware 

•Paint cans 

•Plate glass 

•Window glass

Chester County Solid Waste Authority holds regional hazardous waste recycling events every year, where dangerous household items like paint, electronics, chemicals and more can be safely taken to be disposed of safely. A complete list can be found below.  Please check their website for the upcoming dates as they change yearly.

The Township has a Yard Waste Debris Center for residents, located at 557 Bayard road.  It is open from dawn to dusk Monday through Saturday and on Sundays from 10:00 to dusk.