Pottstown, PA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Pickup window
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday/holiday start
- 9:00 a.m.
- Can/bag limit
- 4 per collection
- Detailed schedule
- filed with Borough Secretary
Summary
Pottstown's noise ordinance, not its solid waste chapter, sets the actual pickup-hour limit: Section 803(2)(C) bars garbage and recycling trucks from collecting anywhere in the Borough before 6:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. on Sundays and holidays).
No garbage/recycling trucks shall be permitted to pick up trash/recycling material within the Borough between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on Sundays and national holidays). ... Guidelines establishing the manner, days and time of collection of recyclable materials, yard materials and leaf waste, and the bundling, handling, location and time of placement of such materials for collection, are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5012545; v22 updated 2026-07-13; through 07-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 6, Part 8 is the Pottstown Borough Noise Control Ordinance, adopted by Ord. 2058 in 2009 to control sound that disrupts the health, safety and welfare of Borough residents. on Sundays and national holidays. That hour restriction applies Borough-wide and is separate from the day-to-day pickup schedule itself, which the solid waste chapter delegates to administrative guidelines rather than printing in the code. Section 207 of Chapter 20 authorizes the Borough to establish, and to modify by resolution, guidelines covering the manner, days and time of collection and the bundling, handling, location and time of placement of recyclables, yard materials and leaf waste; those current guidelines are kept on file in the office of the Borough Secretary rather than codified in the ordinance text.
Section 213(1)(B) separately caps how much can go out at once: households, mixed-use properties and churches are limited to four cans and/or bags at a time on their designated collection day, not counting bulk items. m.
Violations & Fines
A hauler or municipal crew collecting outside the 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window violates the noise ordinance's Chapter 6 penalty provisions, which carry a fine of up to $600 plus costs of prosecution and up to 30 days in the County jail on default of payment. Residents who set out more than four cans or bags at once risk having the excess left uncollected under Section 213.
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