Haverford, PA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Section 95-16 of the Haverford Township Code governs bulk waste. The Township provides special refuse collections to residential dwellings for bulk waste, for a fee. Under § 95-14, bulk waste means items which, due to their size, shape or weight, cannot be collected as part of the normal weekly municipal waste collection and require special handling. The definition names household appliances, furniture, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, microwaves, play equipment, and box springs and mattresses, and excludes outdoor structures such as sheds or fences.

Scheduling has a hard cutoff. Arrangements can be made online at www.haverfordtownship.org through the online payment prompts, or in person at the Township Administration Building. No request is processed until the appropriate fee has been paid in full. Requests must be submitted online by 10:00 a.m., or in person at the office of the Township Building by 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday in advance of a Wednesday collection. Items must be placed at the curb, and collectors do not enter any property to make collections.

The fee schedule in Chapter A187, amended 12-9-2024 by Ord. No. 3008-24, prints bulk trash collection for 1 to 5 items at $22 per item and a cleanout of 6 to 10 items at a flat fee of $122. The schedule itself is adopted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and can be amended from time to time.

Some material never goes in bulk pickup. Under § 95-16(B), construction and demolition waste is not collected by the Township and must be removed by owners or contractors through other means, and § 95-14 defines it as lumber, roofing material, sheathing, rubble, broken concrete, macadam, plaster, brick, conduit, pipe, insulation and similar material from construction, demolition or remodeling. Paint is excluded from regular trash under § 95-17(C)(7): separate arrangements for latex paint only are made by calling the Department of Public Works, and all other paints and stains go to specially scheduled Delaware County household hazardous waste events. Commercial establishments and apartment buildings with more than four units are not served and use private contractors.