Yard Waste

Yard waste will only be collected on designated yard waste Wednesday's. Please refer to the calendar/schedule for specified days and note that yard waste collection does not happen on weeks with a holiday such as 4th of July week.
Yard waste includes clippings (including grass), branches, brush, etc, The yard waste collection service ensures that organic waste is treated as such and taken to a composting site rather than into a landfill. Yard waste in plastic will NOT be collected.

Service

Other details of the service include:

Branches and sticks must be no more than four feet long and bundled together and tied with string
In the Fall do not combine leaves and yard waste - utilize the borough's curb-side Leaf Collection program
Leave at the curb
No dirt, stone, or concrete/cement.
No plastic bags
Place yard debris directly in trash cans or large brown paper yard waste bags sold at hardware and grocery stores
The program runs all year round most Wednesdays. (see trash and recycling schedule)
Yard waste must be out to your curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date
Christmas Tree collection is concurrent with yard-waste collection borough-wide per the yard waste collection schedule. Alternately you may drop off your tree to be mulched at the following sites:
- Mulch Works 22 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Aston, 888-214-4628
- Delco Mulch 1720 State Rd, Upper Darby, 610-352-8008
- Mulch Express , 610-558-3294