Trash & Yard Waste

Township Ordinances No. 234 & 239 Codified under Chapter 20 of the East Rockhill Township Codified Code Requires all Residents, Commerical and Institutional Entities to have Solid Waste, Reycling and Yardwaste Collection Service. Chapter 20, Section 105.2 prohibits the dumping of municipal waste or source-seperated reyclables and prohibits the burning of any source-separated materials including leaf and yardwaste. Any Person who shall violate any provision of the Ordinance can be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, and in default of payment of fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.

 

Spring Yard Waste Collection

District I: Collection south of and including Ridge Road week of Memorial Day: Tuesday, and Wednesday
District II: Collection north of Ridge Road week of Memorial Day: Thursday, and Friday

  • No registration is required
  • No leaves, just yard waste
  • Place tree limbs and branches in neat piles at the edge of the road or driveway
  • Branches limited to 4-6 feet in length, no greater than 5 inches in circumference
  • Piles for pick-up are limited to 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 6 feet long.

The pick-up may take several days to complete.

Fall Leaf Collection

Fall leaf collection will take place in November; dates will be announced on our Web site, in the newsletter and the enews.

  • Collection begins at 7 a.m.
  • Leaves must be raked/blown into neat piles along property road frontage
  • No registration is required

Yard Waste Drop-off Center

A Yard Waste Dumpster is available at the East Rockhill Township Resident Recycling Drop-off Center located at 1622 North Ridge Road for residents with residenital yard-waste. Moderate quantities of leaves, branches and brush are accepted. PLEASE NO STUMPS, TREE TRUNKS OR LOGS. This service is for residents only and is only for their personal yardwaste. No Contractors. Violations may force closure of this facility.

Two Yardwasted dumpsters are used. The Center is open Mon. through Saturday from 6:00 AM until 9:00 PM and on Sundays from 6:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Violators are subject to fines and penalties.

Please note that the dumpster is emptied on an as-need basis including every Friday and Monday. There are now two dumpsters so when it is being hauled to the disposal facility there will always be one dumpster, even if it is full. The second one will be emptied as soon as the first one is returned. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Single Hauler Trash District

The trash district, Pines at Pennridge I & II and Cedarbrook Crossing, receives trash service through a township-bid single hauler contract. The current contract is with Allied Waste and includes weekly collection of trash and recycling and optional Christmas tree collection and monthly yard waste collection (pay per bag). Allied Waste can be contacted at 215-723-0400.

Private Collection

Those not residing in the trash district will need to arrange for trash pick-up with a private hauler. Trash haulers in East Rockhill Township must provide both trash and comingled recycling collection as part of the normal collection fee. They also must provide at least one collection each of leaves and garden materials, tree trimmings, and Christmas trees.

The following are known trash haulers within the township. A listing here does not imply an endorsement by East Rockhill Township. If you feel a company is missing, please contact the township.

Allied Waste

215-723-0400
www.republicservices.com/allied.html

Ches-Mont

610-584-5450
www.chesmont.com

Waste Management

1-800-869-5566
www.wm.com

G&C Waste Services

610-313-9710
www.gcwaste.com

 

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