TOWNSHIP OF RIDLEY
TRASH AND RECYCLING SCHEDULE
PLEASE RETAIN THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
THERE WILL BE NO TRASH COLLECTED ON THE FOLLOWING
DAYS. PLACE TRASH OUT ON YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.
HOLIDAY
DAY
President’s Day
Good Friday
Primary Election Day
Memorial Day
Labor Day
General Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
Tuesday
Monday
DATE______
February 20, 2012
April 6, 2012
April 24, 2012
May 28, 2012
September 3, 2012
November 6, 2012
November 12, 2012
November 22, 2012
November 23, 2012
December 24, 2012
December 25, 2012
December 31, 2012
January 1, 2013
January 21, 2013
*THERE WILL BE NO RECYCLING COLLECTED
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012*
RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO HAVE THEIR TRASH/RECYCLING
CONTAINERS OUT BY 7:00AM ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DAYS.
RECEPTACLES MAY NOT BE PLACED OUT AT CURB MORE THAN
TWELVE (12) HOURS BEFORE SCHEDULED COLLECTION.
RECEPTACLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CURB BY MIDNIGHT ON
THE DAY OF COLLECTION. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO FINES
RANGING FROM $25.00 TO $1,000.00.
BULK TRASH COLLECTION
For pick-up and disposal of refrigerators, air conditioners and any item containing freon, there is
a charge of $20.00 per item. For pick-up and disposal of washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water
heaters or any metal appliance, there is charge of $10.00 for the first item, $5.00 each additional
item scheduled for the same day. In order to schedule a pick-up, you may mail a check or come to
the Ridley Township Municipal Building, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom, PA 19033. (If you mail
a check, be sure to include a note with your name, address of pick-up, phone number and item to
be disposed.) We will issue an authorized sticker to be placed on the item(s) indicating a pick-up
date. The item(s) can then be placed at your curb the night before the scheduled pick-up. Any
other household item (couch, cabinet, mattress, box spring, television, etc.) can be placed at your
curb for pick-up on your regular trash day. If you have any questions, please call 610-534-4800.
YARD WASTE COLLECTION
In addition to the annual Fall Leaf Collection Program, Ridley Township will have a “Yard Waste
Collection Day” on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Sticks, branches and shrubbery trimmings will
be collected curbside from all residential properties on the 4 th. The diameter on tree branches
should be no wider than 4 inches and bundles should be no longer than 4 feet. Residents may
also drop off yard waste the first Wednesday of each month at the Ridley Township Maintenance
Garage, 2nd & Sutton Avenues, Folsom, PA from 8:00am to 3:00pm.
RECYCLING INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES
Under the Township of Ridley’s Recycling Ordinance, businesses are required to report their
annual recycling weight totals. The recycling totals should be submitted by their trash and
recycling hauler. Completed PA Department of Environmental Protection forms should be
returned no later than March 1st annually.
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
Residents are requested to participate in Ridley’s Single Stream Recycling Program. All items
listed below may be placed in one, clearly marked container and placed curbside – no need to
separate items. Here are a few reminders:
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WEDNESDAY is recycling day in Ridley Township.
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Make sure your recycling containers are clearly marked with your “RECYCLE” sticker.
If you need additional “RECYCLE” stickers, stop by the Township office Monday
through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm or call 610-534-4800 and we will gladly mail stickers.
DO NOT place any plastic bags out with your recycling. The plant that processes our
recyclable materials will not accept any items in plastic bags.
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If you have any questions, please contact the Township office at 610-534-4800, Monday through
Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
YES! Please recycle these items in your
container:
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Newspapers, magazines, brochures &
inserts, greeting cards, regular & junk
mail, file folders, office paper
Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta & tissue)
Corrugated cardboard & paper bags
Aluminum and metal cans
Cartons, cardboard beverage carriers
Phone books, paperback books, paper
towel rolls
#1, #2, #4, #5, #7 plastic food &
beverage containers – caps removed
Glass bottles & jars, loose metal jar lids &
steel bottle caps
Please empty and
rinse all containers
NO! Do NOT put these items
in your container:
 NO Garbage
 NO Plastic Bags, plastic lids, caps or sixpack holders
 NO Food Tainted Items (used paper
Plates, paper towels or paper napkins)
 NO Styrofoam or paper to-go containers
 NO Scrap metal
 NO Hazardous Chemical Containers
 NO Plastic Toys or Sporting Goods
 NO Electronics or Batteries
 NO Compact Discs or DVD’s
 NO Waxed paper or waxed cardboard
 NO Stickers of address label sheet waste
 NO Needles or syringes
 NO Yard Waste or Garden Tools
 NO Window panes, mirrors, ceramics &
Pyrex dishware
Ridley Recycles!