Trash Removal:

The Town has municipal trash removal which is paid through your tax dollars. Household trash is picked up beginning 7am on Mondays except for holidays. If the holiday falls on Monday, pickup is the following day.

Town Recycling:

Does the Town have recycling?
Recycling is not mandatory but is encouraged.

What are recyclables?

• Recyclables will be picked up by town maintenance workers beginning at 7am Mondays except on town holidays when it will be picked up the following day. Plastics, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, newspaper, cardboard, fabrics.  Recycle containers should not weigh more than 50lbs. Visit Town Hall or call the Cecil County Landfill (410-996-6275) for a copy of the flyer “Single Stream Recycling”.  Please note Styrofoam and packing peanuts are not recyclable.

• Yard Waste will be picked up by town maintenance workers beginning at 7am Tuesdays. Bagged grass, clippings and leaves only. Small limbs or branches (if more than 1” in diameter, cut into 4ft lengths). Yard waste bags should not weigh more than 50lbs. Christmas trees (Call Town Hall to schedule pickup) 

• Bulk Trash will be picked up by town maintenance workers beginning at 7am Wednesdays. White appliances (washer/dryers, hot water heaters, stoves, refrigerators/freezers (w/doors removed)), furniture. Call Town Hall to schedule pickup. 

• Trash mixed with yard waste will not be collected.

• Construction debris, medical waste, propane tanks, car parts and chemicals are not picked up by the town.  These can be taken to the Cecil County Landfill.

Where and when do I put the trash?
Set your trash and/or recyclables at the curb side or roadside the night before pickup. If you have a fenced yard, you need to place everything outside the fence.

How will they know the difference between trash and recyclables?
For recyclables, use a trash can or other container clearly marked “recyclables”.  Town Hall provides stickers for recycle containers and bags.

What if they do not pick up my trash and/or recyclables?
Check the schedule to be sure that the item(s) were put out on the correct day prior to 7AM.  If so, call Town Hall and they will ensure that it is not missed the following week.  The Town has now implemented a specific pick up route so they will only be going around Town one time each week.