Millcreek, PA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Section 110-11 of the Township Code makes pickup a monopoly service. Under § 110-11A, the Board of Supervisors designates one entity responsible for collecting, transporting and disposing of all municipal waste, recyclable materials and leaf waste from properties that are not a commercial pickup. Under § 110-11B, the contract is bid to the lowest financially responsible bidder for a term not to exceed five years. Section 110-11C requires weekly pickup of waste and recyclables from all residential units and a notice to each head of household of the collection day. The resident elects either unlimited collection as to volume or number of containers, or per-bag collection of trash with unlimited recyclables. Under § 110-11D, recyclables are collected separately from trash, but on the same day each week.

The contractor has its own rules. Section 110-11D(1) makes it unlawful to commingle trash and recyclables or to dispose of recyclables as trash, and § 110-11D(2) bars combination one-pass vehicles or rear loading trucks for trash and recyclables. Collection hours are 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. under § 110-10D.

Exclusivity runs both ways. Section 110-11G makes it unlawful for anyone other than the residential contractor to collect, pick up, transport or dispose of residential waste, and § 110-11H requires residents to use only that contractor and pay its fee. Section 110-10N makes material at the curb the property of the collector, so third parties cannot take it. Under § 110-11K, placing waste not generated at your residence at your curb is unlawful, and § 110-11N excludes substantial construction debris from residential service, leaving it to the contractor, owner or occupant to hire a hauling firm.