Haverford, PA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Three provisions of Chapter 95 of the Haverford Township Code work together against dumping. Section 95-17(B)(3)(d) makes it a violation for any person to throw, dispose or deposit any refuse or recyclables on property other than that which he legally occupies. Section 95-21 declares it unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to accumulate upon any property in the Township any municipal solid waste, or to dispose of it except in accordance with the chapter and other applicable laws, ordinances or regulations. Section 95-22 supplies the penalty for violations of Article II.

The chapter closes other doors as well. Section 95-9 bars any person from using property he owns or occupies as a public or private dump, transfer station or landfill for municipal solid waste, whether generated in the Township or elsewhere, unless the owner or occupier receives the express written approval of the Board of Commissioners. Section 95-13(B) states that it is unlawful for any person to dispose of any refuse within the Township, because residential refuse and recyclables are collected and disposed of by the Township under § 95-13(A). Collectors must deliver waste to the designated solid waste facility under § 95-8.

Residents are told what to do with waste the Township will not take. Construction and demolition waste must be removed by owners or contractors through other means, commercial garbage goes to private contractors, and paint other than latex goes to specially scheduled Delaware County household hazardous waste events. Section 95-12 adds a civil path: a continued violation that constitutes a nuisance can be abated by proceeding against the violator in a court of equity.