Household trash and garbage are collected twice a week from the rear of the property of all residences. Do not place articles on top of or in the immediate area of trash cans if you do not want to dispose of them. Trash is to be stored in strong containers with tightly fitted lids.

The collection for the East side of town (east of Lansdowne Avenue plus a section of Ardmore, Willowbrook and Marlyn Avenues) is held on Monday and Thursday.

The collection for the West side of town is held on Tuesday and Friday.

Holiday Trash Schedule

East Side — Trash pick up days are Monday/Thursday
When a holiday falls on:	Your pick up days will be:
Monday	Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday	Monday/Thursday
Thursday	Monday/Wednesday
West Side — Trash pick up days are Tuesday/Friday
When a holiday falls on:	Your pick up days will be:
Monday	Wednesday/Friday
Tuesday	Wednesday/Friday
Thursday	Tuesday/Friday
Friday	Tuesday/Thursday

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Recycling Program

The borough is divided into 8 routes for the collection of recyclables. Click here to review map of recycling zones and schedules.

2008 Recycling Schedules

Please select your recycling route below:

Route 1	Route 4	Route 7
Route 2	Route 5	Route 8
Route 3	Route 6

Single Stream Recycling
Beginning February 1st, 2007
"Recycling Made Simple"

It ALL goes in together:

Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs
Telephone/Soft Cover Books
Junk Mail/Envelopes (all types)
Paper (all colors, staples/paperclips are okay)
Paperboard (cereal boxes - remove plastic liner, beer & soda carriers)
Cardboard/Brown Paper Bags
Plastic narrow neck bottles numbered #1-2
(Soda/Juice/Water Bottles, Milk Jugs, Bleach/Detergent, Shampoo Bottles)
Glass Bottles/Jars (any color)
Metal Cans (tin/steel/aluminum)

Please remove all lids and rinse...

What NOT to include:

No Plastic Bags
No Unmarked Plastics (laundry baskets/chairs/toys)
No Windows/Light Bulbs
No Dishes, No Pyrex, No Ceramics
No Foam Packaging, No Styrofoam
No Recyclables Containing Food Waste

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Bulk Trash Collection

Starting April 1, 2004 Lansdowne is starting a new bulk trash program which provides year-round pick up and replaces the former once-per-year program.

click HERE for more information.

Please contact the Borough Office at 610-623-7300 for questions concerning bulk trash collection or scheduling.

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Household Hazardous Waste

2008 Collection Schedule

The HHW Collection Events will be held between 9 am and 3 pm, rain or shine:

Sat., March 29^th, 2008	Marple Transfer Station, Broomall
Sat., April 26^th, 2008•	Emergency Services Training Center (Darby Twp.)
Sat., Sept. 20^th, 2008	Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P. (Chester)
Thu., Oct. 16^th, 2008•	Rose Tree Park (Media)
• Computers, Monitors, Scanners, Printers, Portable TVs. MAX 3 computer systems and/or TV's per vehicle.

This program is offered as a community service and is not open to business, industry or institutions.

For more information, their web address is: www.co.delware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html

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