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Haverford Township is dedicated to reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling what cannot be used. It is through these actions that we, as a community, can better support our environment – reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Recycling is an easy and valuable action. Recycling helps to reduce the need for more raw materials, conserves valuable natural resources, saves energy, and reduces the amount of waste being sent to incinerators and landfills – which contributes to pollution and increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
Single Stream Recycling Guidelines - Updated April 2024
Do's and Don'ts of Single Stream Recycling1st thing to note when recycling - your recyclable items should always be empty, clean, dry and unbagged.
| Do recycle | Don't recycle |
|---|---|
| - Clear, brown & green glass | - Broken glass |
| - Glass bottles | - Drinking glasses |
| - Glass jars | - Light bulbs |
| - Window panes | |
| Do recycle | Don't recycle |
|---|---|
| - Plastic bottles labeled #1 - #7 | - Plastic bags |
| - Plastic containers labeled #1 - #7 | - Plastic grocery bags |
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- Plastic tableware (e.g., knives & forks) |
| - Plastic toys | |
| - Laundry baskets | |
| - Trash cans |
| Do recycle | Don't recycle |
|---|---|
| - Aluminum food cans | - Aerosol cans |
| - Aluminum beverage cans | - Aluminum foil |
| - Steel food cans | - Scrap metal |
| - Steel beverage cans | - Car parts |
| Do recycle | Don't recycle |
|---|---|
| - All sizes of cardboard boxes** | - Greasy pizza boxes |
| - Empty paper towel & toilet paper rolls | - Wet cardboard |
| - Food boxes (e.g., crackers, cereal, cake boxes) | - Food-soiled materials |
| - Magazines, catalogs, envelopes | - Wet paper, and paperboard |
| - Newspapers, inserts, and junk mail | - Tissue paper |
| - Office and school paper / copy paper (any color) | - Paper towels |
| - Paper bags (grocery type) | - Shredded paper |
| - Paperboard packaging (e.g., tissue boxes) | |
| - Phone books & other soft cover books | |
| - Aseptic cartons (e.g., juice, broth, liquid egg cartons) |
*Note: Be sure all inside packaging is removed (i.e., Styrofoam, bubble wrap, peanuts, plastic liners, etc.).
No need to remove staples, tape, or labels from boxes.
Keep cardboard, paper, and paperboard items dry.
**Note: For cardboard boxes, place outside the bin, flatten & tie, ensuring they are packed smaller than 3 feet.
| Don't recycle |
|---|
| - Batteries |
| - Ceramics |
| - Electronics |
| - Hoses | - Needles |
| - Polystyrene foam (e.g., Styrofoam) containers, cups, plates, etc. |
| - Presciptions / Medication |
| - Solvents, oil, & other chemical containers |
| - Sporting goods |
| - Swimming pools |
If you still aren’t sure if something is recyclable or not, throw it out. It is better to throw something out if you are unsure than to recycle it because contamination from non-recyclables requires hand sorting and raises costs.
For any further questions, contact the Public Works department at 610-446-1000 x2263 or x2264 / publicworks@havtwp.org.
Recycling doesn’t have to end at the blue bin. There are a number of ways to recycle items that are not accepted curbside.
E-Waste Bins
The Township has partnered with PAR-RecycleWorks, a local not-for-profit, which hires formerly incarcerated individuals to recycle used electronics. Their mission is twofold: working to restore lives by providing job training and transitional paid employment in a supportive environment, while also protecting the planet and assuring that e-waste is dismantled and properly recycled.
PAR-RecycleWorks is a first-level processing center for used electronics. Their workers deconstruct the items received and separate them into their major components. When necessary, they erase all data from hard drives before selling components to environmentally-responsible downstream processors.
The Township hosts two Large E-Waste Events throughout the year. During these events, PAR-RecycleWorks collects computer equipment, printers, scanners, tablets, cell phones, telephones, keyboards, speakers, gaming systems, fax machines, DVD players, VCR’s, chargers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, microwaves, computer monitors, small appliances, and even TV’s (no console or large projection models).
The Township also has three small e-waste collection bins available year-round, two in the Township Building lower parking lot, and one in the CREC parking lot. These bins collect small e-waste items like tablets, cell phones, telephones, gaming systems, DVD players, VCR’s, and chargers. Large items like TV’s, microwaves, and air conditioners will not fit into the slot. Please DO NOT try to force anything into the slot that does not fit easily.
Note: If you have any functional electronics, consider donating them to a local collection site.
TerraCycle
The Township houses two TerraCycle collection bins outside the front doors of the Township Building located at 1014 Darby Rd. These collection bins are for oral care and personal care products.
Accepted oral care items:
(collection ends August 31st, 2024)
Bread Bag Tag Collection
The Township is now collecting bread bag tags! These tags are located on bread, muffin, fruit, hamburger bun, hot dog bun, and vegetable bags, among others. Haverford will be sending the collected bread tags to Danielle Cares for Chairs, a non-profit that brings the plastic tags to be recycled and uses the proceeds from the recycler to purchase mobility products like wheelchairs for people in need. Start collecting today and plan to bring your bread tags to the Township! The blue collection tube will be located just outside the front doors of the Township Building, near the personal care and oral care collection bins.
Danielle Cares for Chairs is committed to taking products that would normally be thrown away, recycling or redesigning them, and ultimately using them to improve our standard of living. We are excited to support this mission here in Haverford!
Contact: Alexis De Santi, Special Projects Coordinator - ADeSanti@havtwp.org
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