Millcreek, PA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 110-8 of the Township Code governs leaf waste. Under § 110-8A, all owners, occupants, landlords, tenants, managers and agents in Millcreek Township must separate leaf waste from municipal waste and recyclable materials for separate collection and composting. Residential customers on the Township contract must accumulate leaf waste in tied Township-designated bags, free of all other materials (§ 110-8B(1)), and place the bags at curbside not more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection time (§ 110-8B(2)). Section 110-6D(7) requires the bags to be placed separately from other materials.

The seasons are set elsewhere. Section 110-10G has the residential contractor collect leaf waste weekly during a six-week period in the spring and fall of each calendar year, as determined by the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation of the contractor. Residents get due notice, and during that period leaf waste goes out on the same day as trash and recycling. Section 110-11F adds brush: during one week in the autumn the contractor collects brush, limbs, branches, shrubs and like organic matter that is not leaf waste or not easily placed in a bag. Both the all-inclusive and per-bag service options include unlimited leaf waste collection during the six-week period and brush collection during the one-week period (§ 110-11F(1)). Leaf waste and brush are collected separately from trash, and the contractor must take them only to a licensed composting facility.

Commercial pickup properties are different. Under § 110-8C, owners and managers must contract with a hauling firm for composting of leaf waste, give tenants written instructions, and identify accessible locations and collection dates. Outside the designated periods, the Township Code protects backyard compost piles that do not create a nuisance under § 110-4C(2).