Recycle Asphalt Shingles
Residents and small jobbers, who are replacing asphalt shingles and would
normally dispose of them at the Chester County Solid Waste Authority
Lanchester Landfill, can now save money and recycle those asphalt shingles
at the same time. Residents may unload their clean old asphalt shingles at
the small load facility drop–off for a reduced fee of $35 a ton. No
wood, trash or plastic will be accepted with the reduce fee. However, tar
paper and nails may be included. For more information,
please call
Chester County Solid Waste Authority at 610-273-3771.
– July 20, 2010
When in Doubt, Throw It Out!
Properly prepared and collected recyclables are valued commodities sold on a
global market. When too many non-recyclables (trash) are mixed in with the
recyclables it all becomes “trash,” is too costly to separate, and
requires disposal at a landfill. Don't be tempted to put items into
bins that do not belong.
Some of the items that “contaminate” recyclables
include scrap metal, scrap wood, plastic bags, and children's toys. Again, please
do not put them in recycling bins.
Curbside programs in our area allow the recycling of mixed paper, flattened
corrugated cardboard cut down to 18" x 24", glass bottles and jars,
steel and aluminum cans, and plastic bottles
with #1 and #2 in a recycling symbol. For more information, see
When in Doubt, Throw It Out!
– February 25, 2010
Franklin Township Recycling
Residents of Franklin Township may place items for recycling into bins located
at the Franklin Township Building on Municipal Lane in Kemblesville, PA.
There is no need to separate glass,
plastic, cardboard, and paper (which includes newspaper, magazines, junk mail,
phone books, catalogs, and cereal boxes). For more information on acceptable
and unacceptable items, see SECCRA's
rules for single-stream recycling.
For more information, call the Township office at 610-255-5212.
Note: SECCRA's web site is being redesigned and, as of 2/8/10, the
rules for single-stream recycling page was unavailable.
Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority
Franklin Township residents can also drop off recyclables at the
Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority (SECCRA) community
landfill. Please note that when you drop off electronics for
recycling, a small fee will apply.
[SECCRA's web site is being redesigned and, as of 2/8/10, the
rules for single-stream recycling page was unavailable.]
For suggestions on how and where to recycle special items, see the
"What Do I Do With...?".
Note: SECCRA will not accept any
vehicle for which the load is not securely covered. See SECCRA:
Vehicle Rules for more information.
Rate and Holiday Schedule for 2010
Chester County Solid Waste Authority
As residents of Chester County, Franklin Township residents may also
drop off items to be recycled at the
Chester County Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA), for free. See
Recycle Right for their list of accepted items. It includes many special
items, such as antifreeze, styrofoam, 4-foot florescent bulbs, cell phones, and
scrap metal.
At the bottom of
Recycle Right there is also a drop-down menu for linking to lists of
area recyclers for special items, as well as to information on the safe disposal of
household hazardous waste.
For further information, call the Chester County
Recycling Hotline at 610-344-5937.
When in Doubt, Throw It Out!
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Residents may drop off household hazardous waste at any of the Regional
Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Collection events
without paying a fee.
In Chester County,
collection events
will take place on April 10, May 15, June 25, September 11, and October 9, 2010.
Computers may also be dropped off on April 10, June 25 and October 9, 2010.
For information on which automotive, paint, outdoor, and home maintenance products qualify, see
Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Material List
.
Chemsweep Pesticide Disposal Program
Please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's
CHEMSWEEP waste pesticide collection program web site for
information regarding this program.
– Last updated February 25, 2010
