Trash & Recycling Information

This trash collection and recycling program includes a number of services under one contract with the Township current refuse hauler, Good’s Disposal.

• The regular collection day for all of Earl Township is Friday.
• On regular collection days, trash, yard waste, and recyclables must be on the curb in front of your home by Thursday night. Trash and recycling toters must be put out no more than three (3) feet from your curb and should be clearly visible to the collector. Please do not block sidewalks.
• Trash may not be placed on the curb earlier than the evening before collection day.
• Contact The Township Office, 517 N Railroad Ave, 717-354-0773, if you have any questions about the program.

Recycling Information

This is a Mandatory Recycling Program (Ord. No 02-2024, 5/6/2024) All persons within the municipality shall source-separate designated recyclable materials generated by such person or generated within a residential unit, multifamily unit or non-residential unit occupied by such person.

KEEP ALL BATTERIES OUT OF TRASH & RECYCLING

We provide battery bags for used batteries. Once the bag is full, the bags can be dropped off at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility locate at 1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster PA 17603

• Message from LCSWMA: We need the community’s help! Rechargeable batteries containing metals such as lithium and nickel, can spark and explode when damaged. Fires in garbage trucks and processing facilities are on the rise. Help protect our employees, garbage collectors, property, and community.
• Rechargeable batteries are found in many common household items including: Power Tools, Toys, Cellphones, Laptops, Watches, Remote Controls, Gaming Devices, Electric Toothbrushes, E-Cigarette and Vape Devices
• Visit the township to pick up free battery bags. Once full, place on curb beside trash for Earl Townships Municipal Contracted Hauler to pick up. If you do not have service with Earl Townships Municipal Contracted Hauler you can dispose of batteries at LCSWMAs Drive Thru Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA, 17603:  Mon. – Fri. 7 am to 4 pm; Sat. 7 am to 11 am or call your trash hauler to verify if they dispose of

Only the following materials should be placed in your curbside recycling bin:

Corrugated Cardboard: This includes material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet, like shipping and packing boxes. Flatten all boxes and remove packaging, including Styrofoam, peanuts, bubble wrap, and plastic liners. Do NOT put paperboard (cereal boxes, tissue boxes, shoe boxes), pizza boxes, newsprint, or junk mail in the recycling bin.

Plastic Bottles and Jugs: This includes plastic bottles, jars, jugs and anything else with a neck. Throw away the lids and rinse out any residue. All other plastic material is considered trash. Ignore the numbers, as they don’t indicate if something is recyclable. Do NOT put plastic bags, toys, buckets, packaging, Styrofoam, hosing, furniture, or other plastic items in the bin.

Metal Food and Beverage Cans: This includes all food and beverage cans made from aluminum or steel. Throw away the lids and rinse out any residue. Do NOT put metal hangers, cooking pots and pans or other scrap metal like foil and pie plates in the bin.

Glass Jars and Bottles:  This includes clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars. Throw away the lids and rinse out any residue. Do NOT put light bulbs, dishes, glassware, window or automotive glass, vases or any other glass material in the bin

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) DROP-OFF

Message from LCSWMA: Numerous materials used in the home, garage, and garden are considered household hazardous waste, or HHW for short (see below for a complete list). They can cause serious safety and health problems in transportation and for disposal facilities. These materials should not be placed in your trash. Instead, Lancaster County residents can bring these materials to LCSWMA’s HHW Facility for free. We DO NOT accept household hazardous waste from businesses.

Acceptable HHW Materials: Adhesives, Automotive Fluids (Max 5 Gal. per container), Batteries, Chemistry Sets, Fire Extinguishers, Floor and furniture polish, Fuel, Household chemicals (Ex: Pool Treatments), Household cleaners, Iodine, Lawn Treatments, Mercury items, Paint, rust inhibitors, stains, turpentine, thinners.

Acceptable Electronic Waste (10 items per customer, per day): Desktop computers, Laptops, Monitors, Computer accessories (Ex: Keyboard, mouse, printer, speakers), Televisions, e-Readers, Cameras, Cell phone and accessories, DVD & VCR Players, MP3 Players and Ipods, PDA’s, Gaming consoles, Stereos and accessories.

Resident Disposal Checklist

Residents Guide to Recycling & Waste Disposal in Lancaster County

ILLEGAL DUMPING AND OPEN BURNING (ORD. 2013-02,3/4/2013)

1. No person shall store, process or dispose of any regulated municipal waste or designated recyclable materials except at a facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, yard waste may be composted to the extent and in the manner provided in the municipality’s policies and procedures on the property on which such yard waste was generated.
2. No person shall process or dispose of any designated recyclable materials through open burning.
3. The following activities are exempt from the open burning prohibition set forth above:
   • Yard waste, crop residue, brush, woody debris, shrubs, trees and other natural vegetation generated as an element of any of the following practices may be burned:
     1. Agricultural and land conservation and management practices conducted on a farm;
     2. Agricultural, horticultural, and forestry management practices to control insects, deceases and other pest conducted on a farm when approved by applicable governmental agencies; and
     3. Land clearing and grubbing during or prior to the process of construction.
   • Yard wastes that are used for cooking food, recreational or ceremonial purposes;
   • Yard wastes that are approved by permit for open burning by a Fire Marshal, emergency services directive, or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection;
   • Structure that are used for approved and permitted fire services training activities.