Chester County does not run curbside trash collection. Each borough, city, or township either contracts a hauler or licenses private ones, and most county waste goes to the county-owned Lanchester Landfill under a state-mandated waste plan.
Under Act 101 (53 P.S. Section 4000.101), Chester County must prepare and revise a municipal waste management plan that ensures proper collection, transport, recycling, and disposal, but the county does not collect your trash. Pickup day, container type, and rates are arranged municipally: some Chester County boroughs and townships contract a single hauler, others let residents hire licensed private haulers. Chester County's plan routes waste to two landfills, the county-owned Lanchester Landfill (operated by the Chester County Solid Waste Authority in Narvon) and SECCRA, plus private transfer facilities. The Chester County Solid Waste Authority owns and operates Lanchester Landfill, which services 49 of the county's 73 municipalities. For your pickup schedule and hauler, contact your municipality.
Missed-collection and set-out disputes are handled by your hauler and municipality, not the county. Failing to arrange required waste service, where a municipality mandates it, can bring a municipal citation and fine.
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Backyard composting is legal in Chester County and needs no county permit. The county encourages it through its Solid Waste Authority. Nuisance-style limits ...
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Chester County sets no artificial-turf rule. Whether synthetic lawn is allowed, and any stormwater/impervious-surface conditions, is decided by your borough ...
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Chester County does not restrict native-plant or meadow landscaping. Native gardens are encouraged countywide, but a municipal weed-height ordinance can stil...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal in Chester County and across Pennsylvania. The state DEP has no permit program for private rain barrels or cisterns used for no...
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There are no permanent county watering rules. During a Governor-declared drought emergency, Pennsylvania law bans watering lawns statewide. Your public water...
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Chester County has no county weed ordinance. Noxious-weed and overgrowth nuisance rules are set and enforced by your borough, city, or township, which usuall...
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