Millcreek, PA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 110-6D of the Township Code sets the curbside rules for every residential property on the Township residential collection contract. Under § 110-6D(1), containers for temporary storage and curbside placement have a capacity not exceeding a 33 gallon bin or plastic bag or a 95 gallon toter, depending on the service option selected. Section 110-6D(2) requires garbage containers of nonabsorbent material that are watertight, with handles and closely fitting covers, and makes the owner or occupant responsible for keeping them watertight. Regular refuse bags must be sturdy plastic with a minimum thickness of two mils and a maximum capacity of 33 gallons.

Timing is the core rule. Under § 110-6D(8), waste, recyclables and leaf waste go to curbside only on the established and scheduled day for collection. Section 110-6D(9) bars setting anything out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection time, and requires containers to be removed from the curbside and returned to a suitable location within the property within 24 hours after collection. Bagsters or similar containers holding any solid waste cannot stay on a property more than 30 days under § 110-6D(10).

Placement has companion rules in § 110-6C. Containers, including cans, toters, bagsters and dumpsters, must be kept sanitary, in places accessible to the collector and sheltered enough to prevent freezing to the ground (§ 110-6C(4)). Water in garbage cannot exceed what naturally accumulates from the refuse (§ 110-6C(3)), and garbage must be wrapped in paper or placed in a plastic bag before it goes into a container (§ 110-6C(2)). Leaf waste goes out in tied Township-designated bags placed separately from other materials under § 110-6D(7). Under § 110-10N, once material is at the curb it belongs to the collector and no third party may take it.