5 rules for unincorporated Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
LCSWMA does not provide curbside collection. Residents contract with private haulers, arranged through their municipality, who must deliver waste to LCSWMA facilities. Pickup days and rules are set by your hauler and town.
Lancaster County sets no bin-placement rule. When you may set containers at the curb and when you must bring them in is set by your private hauler and municipal ordinance, since LCSWMA does not collect curbside.
LCSWMA accepts bulky items – mattresses, furniture, mowers, appliances, tires – at its facilities for a disposal fee. For curbside bulk pickup, arrange it through your private hauler or municipality. Household hazardous waste has a free drop-off.
Under PA Act 101, larger Lancaster County municipalities must run recycling programs. Municipalities with 10,000+ residents (or 5,000–10,000 with density over 300/sq mi) must require residents to separate at least three recyclables plus leaf waste.
53 P.S. §4000.1501(c)(1)(i) (Act 101 of 1988)
The three materials shall be chosen from the following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper and plastics.
Illegal dumping is a state crime in Pennsylvania. Under 18 Pa.C.S. §6501 (scattering rubbish), depositing waste on roads, others' land, or waterways is a summary offense carrying fines, mandatory litter cleanup, or jail, with steeper penalties for repeat and vehicle-based dumping.
18 Pa.C.S. §6501(a)(1)
A person is guilty of an offense if he: (1) causes any waste paper, sweepings, ashes, household waste, glass, metal, refuse or rubbish, or any dangerous or detrimental substance to be deposited into or upon any road, street, highway, alley or railroad right-of-way, or upon the land of another or into the waters of this Commonwealth.
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