Bristol Township Municipal Solid Waste, Recyclable and Yard Waste Collection Rules and Regulations
Solid Waste Collection Schedule
MONDAY/THURSDAY		TUESDAY/FRIDAY		WEDNESDAY/SATURDAY
Appletree		Bath Road		3M Area
Birch Valley		Belardley		Bloomsdale
Crabtree		Croydon Acres		Blue Ridge
Dogwood		Croydon Manor		Edgely
Drexelwood		Fergusonville		Green Lawn Park
Fairbridge		Laurel Bend		Green Lynne
Farmbrook		L. B.  Hospital Area		Goldenridge
Greenbrook		Maple Beach		Fleetwing Estates
Heddington		Margo gardens		Indian Creek
Holly Hill		Mill Creek		Junewood
Magnolia Hill		Newportville		Kenwood
Oaktree		Newport Village		Orangewood
Red Cedar		Old Croydon		Violetwood
Stonybrook		Plumbridge		Whitewood
Wistar Road		Rockdale		Yellowood
Wistarwood		Route 413
		West Bristol
		Winder Village
Recyclable and Yard Waste** Collection Schedule
MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Appletree	Bath Road	Blue Ridge	Dogwood	Croydon Acres	3M Area
Birch Valley	Belardley	Goldenridge	Farmbrook	Croydon Manor	Edgely
Crabtree	Fergusonville	Green Lynne	Greenbrook	Maple Beach	Green Lawn Park
Drexelwood	Laurel Bend	Indian Creek	Oaktree	Newport Village	Junewood
Fairbridge	L. B.  Hospital Area	Orangewood	Red Cedar	Old Croydon	Kenwood
Heddington	Margo Gardens	Whitewood	Stonybrook	Route 413, South of 13	Violetwood
Holly Hill	Mill Creek	Bloomsdale			Yellowood
Magnolia Hill	Newportville	Fleetwing Estates
Wistar Road	Plumbridge
Wistarwood	Rockdale
	Route 413, North of 13
	West Bristol
	Winder Village
** Yard Waste Collection - April 15 through December 15 Only
Holiday Closings
There will be no collection on the observed holidays listed below:
	New Year's Day	President's Day	Thanksgiving
	Fourth of July	Labor Day
	Christmas	Memorial Day
Your solid waste/recyclable/yard waste will be collected on your next regularly scheduled collection day.
Acceptable Solid Waste - 10 items per pickup
Garbage(drained), cardboard, rags, metal, ashes, grocery, wood, brush, carpeting. (Carpeting, brush, and scrap wood must be cut down to 2 feet by 4 feet and bundled. Bundles must not exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight.) Solid waste must be placed in water tight containers not to exceed 35 gallon capacity and fifty (50) pounds in weight. Bulky items such as furniture, box springs and mattresses, hot water tanks, washers and dryers may be placed at curbside on the second collection day with a limit of one item per week per household.
Unacceptable Collection Items
Household hazardous wastes such as gasoline, waste oil, paint, varnish, thinner, pesticides, drain cleaner, pool chemicals or bottled gas are unacceptable items. Also, car or truck parts, and building materials resulting from the repair, construction, excavation or demolition of buildings will not be taken.  These items shall be removed by and at the expense of the owner of the property or the contractor doing the work.
Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners
These items and others containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) such as freon must be collected separately.
Please call Waste Automation at (215) 788-5555 to schedule a collection date. (Please remove refrigerator door and put it out on your trash day).
Recyclable Items
"Commingled recyclable items" include clear, brown, and green glass, aluminum and bi-metal cans, HDPE(#1) and PETE(#2) plastic containers. Put all of these items in your Bristol Township recycling container.
"Glass bottles and jars" must be rinsed, labels may remain on, but remove lids. DO NOT BREAK ANY GLASS. Unacceptable items are ceramics, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs, ovenware and drinking glasses.
"Metal cans" must be rinsed, labels and lids may stay on. Please flatten or crush cans to save space.  No foil or scrap metals.
"Plastic bottles" must be rinsed, labels may stay on. Only soda, milk, water and detergent containers are acceptable at this time. Please remove the lid and flatten all containers to save space.
"Newsprint" must be bundled and tied with twine or put in brown paper bags (NOT PLASTIC BAGS). Everything that comes with the newspaper along with magazines, catalogs and phone books - up to 1 1/2" thick - can be recycled.
You may continue to use your existing recycling container. However, if you choose to dispose of an old container, you must mark or label it "TRASH" in order for it to be taken.
Yard Waste Collection - April 15 Through December 15
Once each week, grass, leaves, garden clippings, small branches, etc. will be collected separately from your household trash and taken to a composting facility. Yard waste may be placed in biodegradable 30-gallon Kraft paper bags (NO PLASTIC), loose in regular trash containers or loose in the yard waste container to be supplied by the township. NO MORE THAN FIFTY POUNDS PER CONTAINER.
Place these items away from you regular trash containers.

Collection Time
All items - refuse, recyclables, yard waste - must be placed at the curb no later than 6 A.M. on the day of collection in order to ensure collection on that day.

Questions or Problems
Please call the Bristol Township Recycling Coordinator at (215) 785-0501 if you have any questions or concerns.

Collector Information:

Waste Automation
2505 Old Rodgers Road
Bristol, PA  19007

(215) 788-5555