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CURRENT TRASH COLLECTION INFORMATION
In December, Borough Council authorized new regulations for the Borough trash collection program.
Effective July 1, 2006 all properties eligible for Borough trash collection may place out, for their weekly, collection, no more than two (2) 35-gallon trash cans and up to four (4) special Borough trash bags. The purpose of these regulations is to maximize participation in the Borough's recycling program and reduce the cost of waste disposal.
Trash Can Specifications
- No more than two (2) 35-gallon cans are
permitted per each collection.
- Cans may weigh no more than 60 pounds each.
- Cans must have a tight fitting lid. (Hinged
lids are acceptable, but do not tie loose lids to your cans.
- Cans must be labeled with street address.
- Uncontained trash will not be collected.
Bag Specifications
- No more than four (4) special Borough trash bags per collection.
- Bags may weigh no more than 40 pounds each.
- Bags may be purchased at local retail outlets for $2.50 each.
- All bags must be closed and secured at the top. Opened bags will not be
collected.
- Uncontained trash will not be collected. Any loose trash that has a bag
tied to it, or has the bag lying on top of the trash will not be collected.
- During the week, you must store Borough trash bags in extra trash cans,
but bags must be placed next to and outside of, your two trash cans on
collection.
Yard Waste
- Yard waste includes garden waste, tree trimmings and shrubbery, but it
does not include leaves or tree limbs four (4) feet or longer.
- Yard waste may be bundled in 4-foot by 18-inch bundles and placed next to
trashcans or disposal bags.
- Yard waste may be dropped off at the yard waste collection area at the
Public Works Department - 205 Lacey Street.
BAG SALE LOCATIONS
-Municipal Building - 401 East Gay Street
-Public Works Department - 205 Lacey Street
"7-11" - South High At Barnard Street
Wawa, 706 East Gay Street
Wawa, 2 Rhodes Avenue at Wilmington Pike
Parkway Hardware, 929 S. High Street
M. S. Yearsley Hardware, 323 E. Gay Street
Sykes Student Union Bookstore, Rosedale Avenue
West Goshen Acme, 903 Paoli Pike
East Bradford Acme, 720 Downingtown Pike
Bulk Item Collection
- Bulk items are collected the first full week of every month.
- You may place one (1) bulk item out with your regular trash.
- A bulk item is a single item that cannot fit into a trash can or Borough
bag or weighs more than 60 pounds, but can be handled by two men.
- The following items are not considered bulk items: auto parts, batteries,
tires, tree limbs, construction materials, demolition debris, items containing
freon, refrigerants, such as, air conditioners and refrigerators, and items
containing hazardous chemicals or gases, such as propane cylinders.
Other Regulations
- Any property that generates more than two (2) 35-gallon cans and four (4)
Borough trash bags, on a regular basis, is required to engage a private waste
collection hauler to assume waste and recycling collections.
For further information on the Borough's solid waste and recycling
programs, please contact the Public Works Department 610-696-5282.
CONTACT US
Department of Public Works
Borough of West Chester |
Phone: (610) 696-5282
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| 205 Lacey Street |
Fax: (610) 436-1383
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| West Chester, PA 19382 |
E-mail:
publicworks@west-chester.com
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