Public Works Department
Upper Merion Township Recycles!

Upper Merion Township has successfully implimented a municipal recycling program since 1990. Ordinance 2003-726 established the following requirements.

All persons owning commercial, institutional, multifamily residential or municipal establishments in Upper Merion Township, in cooperation with their respective haulers, shall be responsible for providing a system to source, separate and collect recyclable materials. The system must provide for suitable containers for the collection of these materials and must be placed adjacent to containers for municipal/residential waste. In addition, written instructions to the occupants and the township recycling officer concerning that which must be recycled and the use and availability of the collection system must be provided yearly, and at change of tenant.

Ordinance 2003-726 requires all residents and businesses to recycle the following items: Aluminum Cans Steel and Bimetallic Cans Clear and Colored Glass Bottles and Jars Plastic bottles and Jars, specifically #’s 1 & 2 Newsprint Corrugated paper, including all material commonly referred to as "cardboard" High Grade Office Paper

All residents of Upper Merion Township shall separate recyclable materials from the other residential waste generated at their property. When placed at the curb for collection in accordance with the Ordinance, recyclable materials shall be placed in separate, reusable metal or plastic containers which clearly identify the contents as recyclables. Such containers shall be provided by the municipal waste collector.

No trash, rubbish, garbage or recyclable material container shall be placed at the curb or in the front yard of any lot except during the period beginning at 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled collection and ending at 12:00 midnight on the day of the scheduled collection.