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Spring Yard Waste Collection

All yard waste must be in brown biodegradable bags or trash cans that can be easily lifted (less than 50lbs). Plastic bags cannot be used and will not be collected.

Yard Waste includes: leaves, branches and brush. Branches and brush must not be more than one-and-a-half inches in diameter and be tied together.

NO GRASS CLIPPINGS will be collected. Please dispose of your grass clippings in your regular trash. Consider using a mulching mower or install a backyard compost bin to dispose of your grass clippings. Leaving the grass clippings on the lawn returns nitrogen to the soil resulting in a better looking lawn.

Put your yard waste at the curb the night before since pick up could be early.

2010 SCHEDULES

Horsham Township has received the following 2010 Spring Yard Waste Collection schedules:

Allied Waste Services (this includes United Group Services customers):

  • Saturday, May 1, 2010

For more information contact Allied Waste Services at 215-723-0400 or United Group Services at 610-346-1663.

Ches-Mont Disposal:

  • Saturday, April 24, 2010

For more information contact Ches-Mont Disposal at 1-800-710-1333.

G & C Waste Services:

  • Saturday, May 15, 2010

Please note that G & C Services will pick up a maximum of ten (10) biodegradable bags. For more information contact G & C Waste Services at 610-313-9710.

Waste Management:

  • Saturday, April 10, 2010

For more information contact Waste Management at 215-257-1142.

PLEASE REMEMBER...NO GRASS CLIPPINGS ARE ALLOWED TO BE MIXED AND WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.

In addition to the collection of yard waste by the Haulers, Township residents may also drop off yard waste at Barnside Farm Composting located at 991 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473. Please call ahead, 610-287-8880.

The State Law:

Section 1501 of PA Act 101 stipulates the requirements for all households and commercial, institutional and municipal establishments in mandated communities to separate leaf waste for collection. (A mandated community is any municipality with 5,000 or more residents). Compliance with Act 101, therefore, means that in mandated communities, leaf waste is not to be thrown out with household waste or burned as a means of disposal. Leaf waste is defined in Act 101 as "leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings, and similar material, but not including grass clippings. In addition, Section 1501(c)(2) of the Act requires mandated communities to have a scheduled day, at least once per month, during which separated materials are to placed at the curbside for collection. The PA DEP will consider a mandated municipality to be in compliance with the leaf waste requirements of Act 101 if there is one collection for leaves between Oct. 1 and March 1, one collection for shrubbery and tree trimmings between March 1 and Oct. 1 and provide a drop off location. The drop off location is Barnside Farm Composting, 991 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473.

Trash Collection & Recycling

Quick Contact

Horsham Township

Horsham Township Municpal Building
1025 Horsham Road
Horsham, PA 19044

Phone: (215) 643-3131
Fax: (215) 643-0448
horsham@horsham.org

Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Horsham Township Police

Horsham Township Police Department
1025 Horsham Road
Horsham, PA 19044

Phone: (215) 643-3600
Fax: (215) 643-0390
police@horsham.org

Hours: 24 Hours

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