Trash Collection | Leaf Collection | Bulk Trash Pick Up | Hazardous Waste | Recycling | Snow Emergency Routes

SANITATION DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY SCHEDULE, 2007
No Rubbish will be collected on these days

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

President's Day

Good Friday

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Day After Thanksgiving

Christmas Day

   LEAF BURNING PROHIBITED

   Leaf burning is prohibited in Springfield. Please rake your leaves to a     position inside the sidewalk. Do not rake the leaves past the sidewalk
   to the curb where they will clog the gutters and storm drains.

   Leaves can be raked as illustrated or composted in your back yard. The    schedule for leaf collection will be published in the Springfield Press and
   shown on Springfield’s Cable TV Channel.

   After the scheduled collection period has passed, leaves may be bagged and    put out on your regular trash days.

   Due to the Christmas Holiday on Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 and the    New Years Day Holiday on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 trash and paper    recycling will not be collected.  Trash that is normally collected on Tuesdays    and Fridays will only be collected on Friday, December 28th and Friday,    January 4th of those two weeks.

   Paper recycling will not be collected on Tuesday, December 25th 2007 or    Tuesday, January 1st, 2007 residents are asked to hold their papers until the    following days, Wednesday, December 26th and again on Wednesday,    January 2nd, 2008. 

   The collection of commingled recycling for Tuesday, December 25th, 2007      will be picked up along with Wednesdays collection, December 26th and the    same for Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 will be picked up on Wednesday,    January 2nd, 2008.

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   Bring your cell phones to the township building for recycling. there will be a    bin in the township building lobby.

   The phone swill be taken to the county and disposed in an environmentally    responsible manner.

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   TRASH REMINDERS

   54-3. Pre-Collection Practices Preparation of Refuse –

1. All garbage, before being placed in containers for collection, shall have drained from it all free liquids and should be wrapped in paper. All refuse shall be drained of liquid before being deposited for collection.
2. Tree trimmings, hedge clippings and similar materials shall be cut to length not to exceed three (3) feet and securely tied in bundles not
   more than two (2) feet thick before being placed for collection. Tree trimmings, branches, and similar materials should not be placed in
   trash containers.
3. Ash must not be put in paper bags or cardboard cartons.
4. Broken glass, syringes and other sharp objects must be disposed of in containers which will properly hold the contents.
5. Animal feces must be disposed of in water-tight plastic bags which will properly hold the contents.

    Containers –

   All refuse receptacles shall have a water tight lid and be of such type that
   shall securely contain its contents and may be easily handled by one man;
   except that in multi-dwelling unit developments, dumpster type containers
   may be required by the Township.
 

   All refuse receptacles shall be maintained in good condition, must not have
   ragged or sharp edges. Failure to comply with this provision will result in the
   refusal to collect the refuse.

   Refuse must be placed in containers of metal or of substantial plastic 
   construction. Plastic disposal bags will be accepted. Containers together with
   contents shall not exceed forty (40) pounds in weight and shall be placed  
   inside and adjoining the curb line in such manner as not to obstruct passage
   on the sidewalk.

   In areas of the Township where plastic bags are used and have been subject      to animal depredation, the Health Officer may direct the use of containers
   of metal or substantial plastic construction, with tight lids, to terminate the
   animal activities.

   Householders shall not place refuse containers, bags of leaves, bulk items, 
   appliances, shrubbery of grass clippings inside and adjoining the curb line
   prior to sundown of the day before collection.

   Householders must remove emptied containers from the street side of the
   premises within twelve (12) hours after the containers have been emptied.
   Continuous maintenance of refuse containers on the side of the dwelling unit
   shall constitute a violation of the Township Code. Refuse containers must be     stored to the rear of the building line.

   Any unauthorized accumulation of refuse, garbage, rubbish, bulk waste or      recyclables on any residential or non-residential premises is hereby deemed    to be a nuisance and is hereby prohibited.

   It shall be unlawful for any person other than the occupants of the premises    upon which the refuse containers are maintained or employees of the    Township to remove covers, containers, or contents or refuse containers    placed for collection.

   BULK PICK UP PROCEDURES
   To schedule a bulk pick up you have to come to the Township Building
   located at 50 Powell Road or the Public Works Department located at 1258    Church Road to pre-pay and pre-schedule for a pick-up.  The fees are $30.00    for a standard pick-up truck, $40.00 for a dump truck and $20.00 for    each appliance added in.  Bulk pick ups are only done on Wednesdays    and the cut off time is the Tuesday before by 12:00P.M.

   HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

   A partial list of the most common household products that are considered    hazardous and should not be included for trash collection

  HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPUTER-TELEVISION RECYCLING  COLLECTION DATES 2008 

 March 29, Marple Transfer Station, Marpit Rd. & Sussex Blvd., Broomall
      * April 26, Emergency Services Training Center,
1700 Calcon Hook Rd.,Darby
September 20, American Ref-Fuel, Inc., 2nd & Thurlow Sts.,
 Chester City
 * October 16, Rose Tree Park Media, 1251 N. Providence Road,
Media, PA

   * Computers, printers, scanners, fax machines and portable TV's will be collected at specific events. 
          Maximum of three per vehicle.

           For battery recycling, there are many places you can take your used      batteries throughout Delaware County. 
Several stores in our area that will take them are:

Best Buy, Baltimore Pike 
Target, Baltimore Pike 
Radio Shack, Baltimore Pike
Circuit City, Routes 1 & 320 
Home Depot, Baltimore Pike, Clifton Heights
Home Depot, Reed Road, Broomall

For more information, call 1-800-822-8837 or visit the 
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation website at www.rbrc.org.

For information on disposal of fluorescent lights you can contact the
       AERC located in Allentown at 610-797-7608 or Bethlehem Resource at
610-838-7034, the website is www.aercmti.com.

 

RECYCLING 

 
   Springfield Township is a leader in recycling in Pennsylvania.  This can be    attributed to the conscientious effort of many of the residents of    Springfield.   Every week, mixed papers and commingled materials
   (including glass, steel, aluminum, plastic#1&2) are picked up at curbside.     The containers that hold the recyclables are available, free of charge, at    the Township or Public Works Buildings.

   COLLECTIONS
   Recyclables will be picked up once per week on your recycling day.  
   Recyclables should be put out to the curb the evening before your collection    day or before 7:00a.m.

   RECYCLABLE MATERIAL TO BE COLLECTED
   Newspapers, magazines, periodicals, phone books, junk mail, cardboard,    etc. will be picked up on your recycling day by the Public Works Department.     In the event of a holiday, hold your paper until your next regularly scheduled    day, except for Christmas and New Year's Day.  The paper will be picked up    the next day after those two holidays.  All paper should be placed in

   the reusable yellow bins supplied by the Township.  As an alternative, paper    may be secured or tied in bundles strong enough to facilitate handling or
   may be placed in brown paper bags.NO PLASTIC BAGS OR STRING ALLOWED.

   METAL CANS
   Steel/tin food cans, aluminum cans and bi-metal beverage cans will be    collected by Waste Management.  Bi-metal cans are

   containers made of aluminum and steel.  Food cans need to be rinsed. 

   GLASS
   (All colors mixed together) Beverage bottles, food jars and baby food jars    will be collected by Waste Management.  Bottles and

   jars need to be rinsed and lids removed.  Rings and labels may be left on.

   PLASTICS
   Plastic bottles and containers with codes 1,-7 only on the bottom will be    collected.  Plastic bottles and containers need to be de-capped, rinsed, and    flattened.  
   NO PLASTIC BAGS OR PLASTIC TOYS WILL BE COLLECTED.

   NO NEED TO SEPARATE
   Glass and metal cans and plastics should be commingled (mixed together) in    one container.  There is no need to separate the different material or glass    by color.  The recyclables shall be contained in the reusable plastic bucket,    supplied by the Township.  Do not use boxes, plastic bags, or drums for    recyclable containers.  Remember you can mix your glass, aluminum, metal    cans and plastics.

    THREE IMPORTANT REQUESTS
    PLEASE CRUSH ALUMINUM CANS
    PLEASE DO NOT BREAK GLASS
    PLEASE RECYCLE PLASTICS ONLY WITH CODES:

 

   USED MOTOR OIL
   Can be taken to the Public Works Department, Monday through Friday, from    7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Please check with the Public Works office as to where    to leave the oil.  No antifreeze or other chemicals will be accepted.     Remember it is against the law to landfill motor oil.  Used motor oil should    be placed in a clean, closed plastic container for delivery.  No glass    containers.  Many service stations will accept used motor oil.

    MATERIALS NOT COLLECTED
 

   By actively participating in the recycling program, you are helping to increase    state grant money, which supports our recycling program.  On a larger scale,     you are participating in an effort to improve the community in which    we live.  Please continue to REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE AS MANY    MATERIALS AS POSSIBLE. Thank you to all residents for your cooperation.

   SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES
 

   No Parking On These Streets Anytime After
   One Continuous Hour of Snow ofSnowfall