Millcreek, PA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Section 110-10 of the Township Code sets the collection rhythm. Under § 110-10D, collection under the Township residential collection contract happens only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., unless the Millcreek Township Recycling Department authorizes otherwise in writing. Under § 110-10E, municipal waste and recyclable materials from contract residential premises are collected by the residential contractor once per each calendar week on the same day. Section 110-11C requires the contractor to notify each head of household of the day of the week for scheduled collection, and § 110-11D puts recyclables and trash on the same day each week, collected separately.

Service is mandatory for most homes. Section 110-11H requires every resident, owner, occupant or responsible party for a residential dwelling that is not a commercial pickup to have waste, recyclables and leaf waste collected only by the contractor under contract with the Township, and to pay the contractor's fee for the service method elected. A commercial pickup is any property other than a residential property with four or fewer units in a single structure. Those properties arrange their own hauling firm, and § 110-10F requires pickup frequent enough that no nuisance forms, with the Recycling Department allowed to direct a more frequent pickup.

Billing and service details come from § 110-12. The all-inclusive fee is assessed quarterly, residents choose a service method when service begins and can change it only on 30 days' written notice, and a household that is vacant for more than 30 continuous days can seek a pro rata credit if it notifies the contractor within seven days after the vacancy begins. Residents who hold a PACE card get a ten-percent senior discount. Leaf waste follows a separate six-week spring and fall schedule under § 110-10G, set by the Board of Supervisors.