RIDLEY TOWNSHIP

TRASH & RECYCLING

 

  THERE WILL BE NO TRASH COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS.

PLACE TRASH OUT ON YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.

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President’s Day                                    Monday, February 17, 2020

Good Friday                                         Friday, April 10, 2020

Primary Election Day                           Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Memorial Day                                      Monday, May 25, 2020

Fourth of July (Observed)                    Friday, July 3, 2020

Labor Day                                            Monday, September 7, 2020

General Election Day                          Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Veterans Day                                       Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Thanksgiving Day                                Thursday, November 26, 2020

Day after Thanksgiving                        Friday, November 27, 2020

Christmas Eve                                     Thursday, December 24, 2020

Christmas Day                                     Friday, December 25, 2020

New Year’s Eve                                   Thursday, December 31, 2020

New Year's Day                                   Friday, January 1, 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day                  Monday, January 17, 2021

 

Residents are asked to have their trash/recycling containers out curbside by 7:00 a.m. on their scheduled days.

 

Receptacles may not be placed out at the curb more than twelve (12) hours before the scheduled collection. Receptacles must be removed from the curb by midnight on the day of collection. Violators are subject to fines ranging from $25.00 to $1,000.00.

 

Please make sure lids are secured on your container so contents do not blow around during inclement weather.

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BULK TRASH COLLECTION
For pick-up and disposal of refrigerators, air conditioners, and any item containing freon, there is a charge of $20.00 per item.

 

For pick-up and disposal of washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, or any metal appliance, there is a charge of $10.00 for the first item, $5.00 each additional item scheduled for the same day.

 

In order to schedule a pick-up, you may mail a check or visit the Ridley Township Building (100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom, PA 19033) If you mail a check, be sure to include a note with your name, address of pick-up, phone number, and item(s) to be disposed of.

 

We will issue an authorized sticker to be placed on the item(s) indicating a pick-up date. The item(s) can then be placed at your curb the night before the scheduled pick-up.

 

Any other household item (couch, cabinet, mattress, box spring, etc.) can be placed at your curb for pick-up on your regular trash day.

 

Televisions or computer devices may no longer be placed out for trash collection.

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TV & COMPUTER COLLECTION
Ridley Township Public Works Department is no longer permitted to collect certain "covered" electronic devices with regular trash collection. "Covered Devices" include desktop and laptop computers, monitors, computer peripherals, and televisions.

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YARD WASTE COLLECTION
In addition to the annual Fall Leaf Collection, Ridley Township will have a Yard Waste Collection on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

 

Sticks, branches, and shrubbery trimmings will be collected curbside from all residential properties. The diameter on tree branches should be no wider than 4 inches & bundles no longer than 4 feet.

 

Residents may also drop off yard waste Monday through Friday,  8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (excluding holidays) at the Township Maintenance Garage, located at 2nd & Sutton Avenues, in Folsom.

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RECYCLING INFO FOR BUSINESSES
Under the Township of Ridley’s Recycling Ordinance, businesses are required to report their annual recycling weight totals. The recycling totals should be submitted by their trash and recycling hauler.

 

Completed PA Department of Environmental Protection forms should be returned no later than March 1 annually.

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SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
Residents are requested to participate in Ridley’s Single Stream Recycling Program. All items listed below may be placed in one, clearly marked container and placed curbside.

 

Here are a few helpful hints:

• WEDNESDAY is Recycling Day in Ridley Township

• Recycling MUST be placed at the curb by 7 a.m.

• DO NOT put recycling in plastic bags

 

Recyclable materials: Cartons, aluminum, and metal cans including #1,#2,#4,#5,#7 plastic food & beverage containers (caps removed), phone books, newspapers, magazines, brochures & inserts (no plastic bags), paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta & tissue), greeting cards, regular & junk mail, glass bottles & jars, file folders, loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps, paper towel rolls, and paperback books. No need to remove paper clips, stamps, address labels, staples, metal fasteners, cellophane address windows, rubber bands, spiral bindings, or plastic tabs.

Do not place scrap metal, plastic bags, plastic lids & caps, plastic 6-pack holders, needles or syringes, plastic microwave trays, window panes, mirrors, ceramics & Pyrex dishware, paint, pesticides, oil & cleansers, stickers or address label sheets, waxed paper or waxed cardboard, styrofoam or paper to-go containers, organic material, and food waste or electronic waste (batteries, cell phones, etc.) out with your recycling.

 

Latex paint is NOT a hazardous waste.

 

In order to safely dispose of latex paint, solidify the paint before placing it out with your trash. Simply take the top off the can and place it outside, away from children and pets, and allow it to harden.  If the can is very full, place kitty litter in the can and stir until all the paint is absorbed. Empty, lidless cans should be placed in a box and put out with your regular trash.

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