Yard Waste Collection
Upper Dublin Township has announced that yard waste collections will begin the week of March 6.
From the Department’s announcement:
Yard waste, brush and small tree branches will be collected curbside once a week during the Yard Waste Program. Click here to view the yard waste collection area map.
- Yard waste material must not protrude from the top of the green yard waste cart.
- Grass clippings and leaves must be placed in carts, containers or biodegradable paper bags.
- Please do not use the brown trash cart for yard waste.
- Please do not use plastic bags.
- All yard waste is composted into a high-grade mulch product.
- Yard waste must be placed at the curb the night before your scheduled collection day.
- Any materials “tagged’ by Public Works personnel as unacceptable or exceeding item/weight limit must be removed from the curbside and disposed of properly.
- For the disposal of dirt, sod, rocks, tree stumps, logs, root balls, wood chips, or branches exceeding 6″ (six inches) in diameter, please contact a private contractor as the Public Works Department cannot accept these items.
Areas A & D Yard Waste Information:
Brush and/or tree limbs must be placed in biodegradable paper bags or tied into bundles (with twine) not exceeding 4′ (four feet) in length and 50 pounds. Branches with a diameter greater than 6″ (six inches) will not be taken.
Please limit the amount of yard waste placed at the curbside to a maximum of nine (9) containers, paper bags and/or bundles total. The Public Works Department requests that all efforts are made to put yard waste in cans/cart with wheels to help streamline the process and help our Sanitation workers.
Areas B & C Yard Waste Information:
The Wednesday collection route (in areas B, as of August 2021, and C, as of August 2022) are now fully-automated.
Automated Yard Waste Information:
- Only yard waste that is in the township-provided green yard waste carts will be collected. Material outside of the carts will not be regularly accepted. Yard waste material must also not protrude from the top of the cart.
- Please place your green yard waste cart on the same side of the street that you place your brown trash and blue recycling carts.
- Please note: Federal holidays observed on Mondays will result in yard waste collections for areas B & C being rescheduled from Wednesday to another day. Please refer to the Township calendar for any rescheduled collection dates.
- During the yard waste season, there will be a twice-per-month extra yard waste collection for areas B & C (the fully-automated collection areas only). Please see the Yard Waste webpage for the extra collection schedule.
- There will be no charge for this service, but each extra collection that you would like must be scheduled by calling the reception desk at (215) 643-1600 ext. 0 by NOON on the Friday BEFORE each Monday collection.
- If there is no answer, please leave a message that includes your last name, address, and phone number. We will add you to the extra collection list with no need for a follow-up call.
- Please limit the amount of yard waste placed curbside for this extra collection to a maximum of nine (9) total containers (cans, carts, or bags).
- Bundled branches will no longer be collected, but may be dropped off at the Compost Site.
- Extra yard waste will be collected on your home’s side of the street.
- There will be no charge for this service, but each extra collection that you would like must be scheduled by calling the reception desk at (215) 643-1600 ext. 0 by NOON on the Friday BEFORE each Monday collection.
Compost Facility:
The Compost Facility (1128 Camphill Road) is available for residents to drop off yard waste or to pick up mulch. It is typically open Monday-Friday from 7:00am-2:00pm (closed for lunch from 11:30am-12:45pm), but please call the Township Receptionist before visiting the site to verify that it is open (215-643-1600 ext. 0).
On several Saturdays throughout the yard waste program. the Compost Facility will be open from 8:00am-12:00pm. Please visit the Yard Waste webpage for a list of these dates.
Additional Yard Waste Carts are available for purchase at $65 each. Please call the Township Receptionist during normal business hours to place an order. The Township will deliver the cart to your property upon receipt of payment.
If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at 215-643-1600 ext. 3810.
