| Board of Supervisors | |
| •Robert R. Hart, Chair •Leslie S. Richards, Vice-Chair |
•David E. Brooke •Sara J. Erlbaum •Melissa S. Sterling |
Residential trash and recyclables are collected curbside once-per-week on the same day in each Collection District from occupied dwellings in Whitemarsh Township by J. P. Mascaro & Sons.
For questions relating to collection procedures and/or complaints, you may call Mascaro at 1-800-432-1616 during regular business hours [Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM]. You may also use this link to the J. P. Mascaro web site, click on the "email us" icon for a human-read response during normal business hours.
The rules for trash collection in Whitemarsh Township are based upon a contract between the Township and Mascaro for collection, and between the Township and the Waste System Authority of Eastern Montgomery County for disposal. To provide efficient and economical service, it is necessary that everyone complies with these rules. Whitemarsh Township and Mascaro each desire to provide the best possible service to the residents of Whitemarsh Township. Your cooperation and assistance in reaching this common goal is appreciated.
It is not possible to set firm collection times for each neighborhood because of unforeseen circumstances along the route. To ensure that your curbside materials will be collected, it is recommended that you place them curbside the night before, but no earlier than 7:00 PM. Trucks will NOT return for materials placed curbside after 7:00 AM.
All residential trash MUST BE ENCLOSED in up to six (6) waterproof bags or containers each no heavier than fifty (50) pounds.
BULK-ITEMS and YARD-WASTE (including grass clippings) will NOT be collected with residential trash collection. Items excluded in residential trash collection include Recyclable materials, Bulk-Items and Yard-Waste [both defined below], household hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste and unacceptable waste defined by law.
There is NO COLLECTION on the following holidays:
When your trash and recyclables collection day falls on a holiday, your trash
and recyclables will be collected on the WEDNESDAY of that
week in the affected district.
Click the link below to view and/or print the Collection District Map (use
the zoom-in tool if you are unsure of your property's collection day):
http://www.whitemarshtwp.org/pdf/2009-collection-plan.pdf
Click this link for 2010 RecycleBank Collection Regulations
Whitemarsh Township Public Works Department personnel collect Bulk-Items from residential properties. To schedule Bulk-Items collection call the Township at 610-825-3535 [Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM]. For a specific Thursday Bulk-Items collection, the appointment must be scheduled by 3:00 PM of the preceding Tuesday.
There is no charge to residents for household Bulk-Items collections determined to be reasonable by the Township.
Items permitted in residential Bulk-Items collection include household furniture and televisions, household major appliances, vehicle tires and batteries. Items excluded in residential Bulk-Items collection include Trash [defined above], Recyclable materials, Yard-Waste [defined below], household hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste and unacceptable waste defined by law. Call the Township at 610-825-3535 to verify acceptability.
J. P. Mascaro & Sons collects Yard-Waste from residential properties. It is not necessary to call the Township to schedule Yard-Waste collection.
Items permitted in residential Yard-Waste collection include grass clippings placed in biodegradable paper bags or in containers; bundled shrubs, brush or plants, excluding dirt, and under four (4') feet in length and bundled tree branches under three (3") inches in diameter and under four (4') feet in length. Items excluded in residential Yard-Waste collection include Trash [defined above], Recyclable materials, Bulk-Items [defined above], household hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste and unacceptable waste defined by law.
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Whitemarsh Township
616 Germantown Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Phone: (610) 825-3535
Fax: (610) 825-9416