Haverford, PA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 95-25 of the Haverford Township Code is the recycling program, adopted to comply with Pennsylvania Act 101. Subsection B establishes a program for the mandatory source separation of recyclables from municipal waste by persons residing in single-family dwellings and multifamily establishments and by commercial, institutional and industrial establishments. Recycling here is a duty, not an opt-in.

For residences, subsection C(1) requires all persons occupying residential dwellings to separate aluminum, bimetallic and ferrous cans, glass, plastic bottles, leaves and clean paper products from other waste and store the material until collection by the Township. The Township can add materials by resolution. Under C(2) the occupant deposits the commingled recyclables into the recycling container and places it at the house curbline for collection on the designated day.

Commercial and institutional establishments carry a heavier load under subsection D. They must separate at least aluminum cans, high-grade office paper, glass, bimetallic cans, corrugated paper and leaves, develop a collection system at the complex, and give the Township written documentation of the total tons recycled and the total tons of waste generated annually. Multifamily properties, defined in § 95-23 as buildings with more than four dwelling units per structure, must separate all clean paper products and leaves plus at least two items from clear and colored glass, aluminum cans, steel and bimetallic cans and plastic bottles or jars. Owners, landlords or agents must provide a collection system with suitable containers, easily accessible locations and written instructions to occupants, and must file the same annual tonnage documentation under E(3).

Paper and commingled recyclables are collected once each week, except for emergencies, under § 95-24(B). Once placed at the designated collection location, recyclable items become the property of the Township or its authorized agent under F(1).