Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste

Regular Trash & Recyclables Pickups are on Mondays

Trash Pick Up
Regular trash pickup is on Mondays. If New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day or Christmas Day fall on a Monday, the trash pickup will occur on Tuesday. If the holiday falls on a Sunday trash will still be picked up as scheduled on Monday.

Please set your trash out curbside no earlier than 4:30 p.m. the night before pickup, and no later than 6 a.m. the morning of pickup. Trash is to be placed in cans with covers. Please remove your cans from the curb no later than 8 p.m. after pickup. Our residential hauler is J.P. Macaro & Sons and they can be reached at 1-800-432-1616. Check the Homepage for further details.

Recyclables Pickup – Single Stream Recycling
The Borough of Ambler uses a single-stream recycling process, which doesn’t require any sorting and separation of recyclable materials by residents; simply, everything is mixed together. Recyclables pickup is on Monday, and all items are to be placed together in the blue recyclables roll carts delivered to borough residents. Recyclable items are to be clean or rinsed.

Remember, recycling is the law. Municipal and state regulations require that residents, commercial establishments and non-residential establishments recycle all recyclable materials. You must recycle at curbside — scroll through “Items to be Recycled” below for a complete list of acceptable recyclable materials. For information on the top 10 items that should NEVER be in your recycling container, click on the flyer at the bottom of this page. For further information about recycling refer to the Northern Montgomery County Recycling Commission webpage at NMCRC . The NMCRC is a group of 11 municipalities that work together to increase recycling and promote recycling awareness and education.

Recycling of Campaign Signs

The County accepts drop-off CAMPAIGN SIGNS after elections. The campaign sign recycling program accepts all types, sizes, stakes and stands.

Recycling of Electronic Devices

Pennsylvania Act 108 requires that all electronic devices be recycled, they cannot be left at the curb to be picked up by your trash hauler. Electronic devices consist of desktop and laptop computers, tablets, monitors, peripheral devices, and TVs. There are several options for recycling computers, monitors and TVs and CRT monitors. Please check out the CURB MY CLUTTER article below. Also, check out the County website www.MontgomeryCountyRecycles.org or go to ELECTRONICS DISPOSAL OPTIONS.

Items to be Recycled

aluminum & metal cans
clear & colored glass
Number 1-7 plastic containers and bottles
cartons – food and beverage cartons such as milk, juice, soup, broth, etc.
loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps
newspapers, magazines, brochures & inserts
paperboard boxes (e.g., cereal, pasta & tissue)
cardboard beverage carriers
office paper
file folders & greeting cards
regular & junk mail
flattened cardboard, corrugated cardboard & paper bags
paperback books, paper towel rolls
any other non-waxed paper products
flexible plastics such as plastic pouches, wraps & bags
NO FOOD WASTE
NO POLYSTYRENE OR STYROFOAM OR FILMY WRAPPER PLASTICS
NO PLASTIC TOYS

Leaf/Yard Waste Pickup - See Collection Schedule Below

Ambler Borough contracts throughout the year to allow for an unlimited amount of leaves and other yard waste to be picked up. Leaf Waste Ordinance #1042 prohibits placing leaf waste in with regular trash. Separating yard waste materials for pickup will help reduce volume weight and contain costs of regular garbage pickup. Yard waste materials must be placed in unlined cans or brown paper recycle bags. Hedge materials may be bundled and tied. NO GRASS CLIPPINGS. Plastic bags are prohibited. All uncollected materials must be stored on your property until scheduled pickup or dropped off at Barnside Farm Compost Facility.

Bulk Item & Household Appliances Pick Up

One bulk-item pick per week is allowed as part of normal weekly collection. This includes items such as sofas, mattresses (wrapped in plastic and sealed closed), box springs (wrapped in plastic and sealed closed) and similar items. As of 2013, television sets will no longer be picked up, per State of Pennsylvania regulations. Rugs must be cut and tied in 3-foot lengths. No building materials, automotive parts, batteries. The following list of large household appliances often referred to as “white goods,*” must be scheduled separately for pickup by calling J.P. Mascaro in advance at 1-800-432-1616:

water heaters
stoves, refrigerators, microwave ovens, dishwashers
air conditioners
dehumidifiers
All Freon must be removed from items and tagged as such — you may call Mascaro and a fee will be charged for Freon removal.

*Note: “White Goods” now also refers to large colored household appliances

Do not place bulk items or large household appliances at the curb until 4:30 p.m. the night before pickup. To dispose of working refrigerators (which contain Freon) call PECO’s “Smart Ideas Program” at 1-888-573-2672. PECO will haul away your refrigerator and remove the Freon for recycling at no charge.

Christmas Tree Pick Up – See Collection Schedule Below

Christmas trees are to be placed curbside in January for regular Yard Waste Pickup on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Please place your tree at the curb by early in the morning on the scheduled date in January. Trees are not to be placed in plastic tree bags.

Household Hazardous Waste, Paper Shredding, Tires & Electronics

Montgomery County holds separate drop-off events for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Tires. No E-Waste (Electronics) Collection will be offered in 2019. Paper Shredding Events also will not be held. For E-Waste drop-off opportunities and a more comprehensive listing and other county recycling news, visit www.montgomerycountyrecycles.org.