Under Pennsylvania's Act 101, every Montgomery County municipality with 10,000 or more people, and smaller ones over 5,000 with density above 300 per square mile, must run a source-separation and collection program. Most of the county's populous boroughs and townships mandate curbside recycling.
Recycling is required by state law, not merely encouraged. Act 101 (53 P.S. §4000.101 et seq.) directs qualifying municipalities to establish and implement a source-separation and collection program for recyclable materials, determined by decennial census population. In densely populated Montgomery County, most boroughs and townships meet the threshold and mandate that residents separate recyclables such as paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, plastics and leaf waste. The county adopts the Municipal Waste Management Plan and employs a recycling coordinator to help municipalities comply. Contact your municipality for the exact accepted-materials list and collection schedule.
Enforced municipally; ordinances may fine residents or businesses that fail to separate recyclables, and haulers may refuse contaminated loads.
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Pottstown, PA
Pottstown's Noise Control Ordinance exempts emergency work and Borough/school/athletic activities. Construction noise must not create a nuisance or annoy a r...
Pottstown, PA
Pottstown's animal ordinance (Chapter 6, Animals) prohibits animals from disturbing residents through frequent or habitual barking, howling, screeching, yelp...
Pottstown, PA
Pottstown Borough Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 6, Part 8) prohibits any noise that endangers health or safety, annoys a reasonable person, or creates a n...
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Aircraft noise is preempted by FAA regulation (49 USC §40103); Pottstown Borough cannot regulate overflight noise from Pottstown Limerick Airport (PTW) or Ph...
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Pottstown Chapter 27 (Zoning) prohibits street or alley use for automobile repair or non-traffic purposes unless authorized. PA Vehicle Code governs general ...
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No Pottstown-specific RV parking ordinance identified beyond PA Motor Vehicle Code and Chapter 27 (Zoning) general standards. Check Chapter 27 or contact Pot...
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