Township of Salisbury: Republic Services Changes For Recycling And Solid Waste Collections

Press release from Township of Salisbury:

Published on February 9, 2021

From Republic Services:

Please be advised that beginning February 1 there will be minor changes for some residents regarding Recycling and Solid Waste collections.

Residents currently receiving Solid Waste collections on Wednesday and Saturday, your new day of collections will be
Monday and Thursday. You will receive trash collections on Saturday, January 30 and your next collection day will be
Monday, February 1.
For those residents currently receiving Recycling collections on Wednesday, you new day of service will be Monday.

In addition, Salisbury Township is pleased to announce beginning March 1, we are implementing a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) / Electronics program. Highlights of the program are contained within this mailer. There are limits to the amount of materials that can be placed out and each resident will obtain a scheduled date. Residents must call Republic Services at 484.273.3940 to schedule and obtain additional information.

Republic Services shall immediately schedule and later collect a resident’s HHW within 2 months of such resident’s request. Such quantities required to be collected by contractor shall be limited to 2 gallon of liquid, 2 pounds of solids and 1 automotive type battery per collection. Not withstanding its definition herein, HHW shall not include latex paint, which residents will be instructed by the contractor to dry out and dispose of as regular Solid Waste as well as motor oil and coolant, which the contractor shall be required to explain to the resident to recycle at the nearest automotive service station which accepts it. Electronic waste, including discarded
computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones and television sets, is also eligible for HHW collection. These includes used electronics that are destined for reuse and resale.

See full list of acceptable items on next page.

To improve upon the Township’s Recycling and reduce contamination, it is important to understand what is and what isn’t recyclable. The quality of recycling can be improved vastly by reviewing the information contained within. The major contaminants are:

#1 –plastic bags (do not place material in a plastic bag, they must be loose),

#2 – cans with food and plastic bottles with liquid (jars and bottles must be clean, plastic bottles cannot have liquid left in them),

#3 “aspirational recycling” (if you’re unsure if it’s recyclable, throw it out.)

Shortly, if contaminants are found in your recycling cans, it will be left. A sticker will be placed on your can providing information as to why.

For more details, read here.

This press release was produced by the Township of Salisbury.The views expressed here are the author’s own.