RECYCLING
Hatboro is now recycling plastic. Items such as plastic soda and milk bottles, laundry detergent, fabric softener, dish soap bottles, and cooking oil bottles, to name a few, can now be placed in the same bin as the other glass and can recycling items. If the plastic item has a number 1 or 2, or a recycling symbol on it, the item is recyclable. Lids must be removed. DO NOT INCLUDE PLASTIC TOYS OR HOSES.
Please do not place broken glass, window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, porcelain, ceramics, blue glass, paint cans or aerosal cans in your recycling container.
Newspapers, computer paper, cardboard, cereal boxes, junk mail, magazines and catalogues will also be collected on your scheduled recycling day. Do not mix these items with your other recyclables (plastic, cans, and bottles). You may tie your newspapers or put them into paper shopping bags. All boxes must be brokrn down and tied. Do not include wax paper, foil, wax-coated boxes or plastic bags. Tied items should not be any thicker than sixteen (16) inches, nor should they be any longer or wider than thirty-six (36) inches.
The Electronic Recycling Program began June 1, 2006.
Pennsylvania State law now requires recycling of electronic consumer products. These items consist of computers, televisions, cell phones and electronic games or devices, or specifically items that are smaller than 18" x 12" x 12" and weigh less than fifty (50) pounds.
All residents must call Borough Hall at 215-443-9100 when they want to dispose of electronic consumer products and schedule a pickup. The electronic products will be picked up on the same day as bulk trash collection days which are the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month. The small electronic items should be placed at the curb in a recycle bin. There is no charge to dispose of the small electronic items.
For electronic items, which are 19" or larger, a bulk permit in the amount of $10.00 is required. The large items must be scheduled and paid for at least one business day in advance. Please contact Borough Hall or tune into Cable Channel 22 if you have any questions.
Large items such as household furniture, appliances, box springs and mattresses, to name a few, require a special bulk permit, which can be purchased at Borough Hall. These items CANNOT be placed out with your regular trash. These items are collected on the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Wednesday of each month.
Leaf, grass and yard waste:
All leaves, grass clippings, sticks, weeds and yard waste must be placed in any paper biodegradable bag. Lawn and Leaf bags can be purchased Borough Hall. The cost is 50 cents a bag, or a bundle of fifty (50) for $20.00. Vine, hedge and tree trimmings must be tied securely in bundles not to exceed four feet in length and two feet in diameter.
Grass and leaf bags are picked up on your regular trash days. There is a ten (10) bag limit and no bag may weigh more than fifty (50) pounds per bag.
Raking leaves to the street and open burning of leaves, brush, trash, garbage and wood is strictly prohibited. A citation will be issued for open burning.
