Lansdowne trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly limit: 1 brown can + 2 trash bags + 2 non-metal bulk items. Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Clock times Ask the city or your hauler. Yard debris Wednesdays borough-wide. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com |
| Recycling | Recycling: Same scheduled calendar day as trash per zone map (Zero Sort / mixed-stream). Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com |
| Bulk | ≤2 non-metal bulk items/week with normal trash — next to brown can; no schedule needed. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com |
| Hauler | Lansdowne Borough Public Works / Sanitation (municipal). |
| Contacts | Sanitation / PW 100 S Union Ave, Lansdowne PA 19050; 610-622-6318; Main office 610-623-7300 ext. Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Clock times Ask the city or your hauler. Yard debris Wednesdays borough-wide.
Where
Brown can + bags; bulk next to brown can; clear path to truck (obstructions → no collection).
Limits
≤40 lb/unit; brush bundles ≤3 ft length / ≤2 ft diameter (not in trash container; don’t mix trash with yard waste on yard day).
Not allowed
TVs/computers/pianos from municipal collection; household hazardous waste via Delco events (linked); mixing trash into yard-waste day.
Bags
Up to 2 supplemental plastic bags with brown can; mattresses plastic-wrapped; feces/diapers watertight bags.
Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com
Holidays
Schedule PDF marks “Holiday” on calendar map; named 2026 holiday make-up dates not readable from PDF text extraction. 2026 Leaf Collection Schedule linked.
Verified 2026-10-15 · lansdowneborough.com
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Full details for Lansdowne: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Borough sanitation. Day by zone map on Trash & Recycling Schedule PDF (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri areas; borough-wide Wednesday yard debris). Borough-issued brown 65-gal can (one per residence / apartment); plus ≤2 supplemental plastic bags. Weekly limit: 1 brown can + 2 trash bags + 2 non-metal bulk items. Units ≤40 lb. Drain liquids; drill drainage holes OK. Broken glass/syringes in puncture-insulating containers. Animal feces/diapers in watertight plastic bags. Watertight lids; good condition only. TVs not collected (working TVs → Salvation Army 66 Chester Pike, Collingdale 610-461-9102).
- Recycling
- Same scheduled calendar day as trash per zone map (Zero Sort / mixed-stream). Accept: soda/juice/water bottles, milk jugs, bleach/detergent/shampoo bottles; cardboard/brown paper bags; food containers, baby bottles, disposable cups; glass bottles/jars any color; junk mail/envelopes; metal cans; newspapers/magazines/catalogs; paper all colors; paperboard (cereal — remove liner); plastics #1, #2, #5 (narrow-neck #1–2 noted); telephone/softcover books. Not: dishes/Pyrex/ceramics; foam/Styrofoam; food-waste recyclables; unmarked plastics (baskets/chairs/toys); windows/light bulbs. Empty/clean/dry. Extra Republic Services guidelines linked.
- Bulk pickup
- ≤2 non-metal bulk items/week with normal trash — next to brown can; no schedule needed. Mattresses/box springs wrapped in plastic. Large metal (file cabinets, washers, dryers, refrigerators, A/C): must schedule via borough form; taken separately. Not eligible: TVs, computers, pianos. Basketball hoops: disassemble; empty base of water/sand.
- Curbside: when
- Clock times Ask the city or your hauler. Yard debris Wednesdays borough-wide.
- Curbside: where
- Brown can + bags; bulk next to brown can; clear path to truck (obstructions → no collection).
- Curbside: limits
- 1 brown 65-gal + 2 bags + 2 non-metal bulk/week; ≤40 lb/unit; brush bundles ≤3 ft length / ≤2 ft diameter (not in trash container; don’t mix trash with yard waste on yard day).
- Curbside: brush
- Tree trimmings/hedge clippings bundled ≤3 ft L / ≤2 ft dia; not in trash can; Wednesday yard debris borough-wide.
- Curbside: not allowed
- TVs/computers/pianos from municipal collection; household hazardous waste via Delco events (linked); mixing trash into yard-waste day.
- Curbside: bags
- Up to 2 supplemental plastic bags with brown can; mattresses plastic-wrapped; feces/diapers watertight bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Trash/Bulk pages; unauthorized accumulation deemed nuisance.
- Holidays
Schedule PDF marks “Holiday” on calendar map; named 2026 holiday make-up dates not readable from PDF text extraction. Check current PDF / Sanitation 610-622-6318. 2026 Leaf Collection Schedule linked.
- Hauler
- Lansdowne Borough Public Works / Sanitation (municipal)
- Contacts
- Sanitation / PW 100 S Union Ave, Lansdowne PA 19050; 610-622-6318; Main office 610-623-7300 ext. 210; Borough Hall 12 E Baltimore Ave; hours 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Find your day
- Trash & Recycling + Schedule PDF (zone map)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: lansdowneborough.com
Bulk: lansdowneborough.com
Holidays: lansdowneborough.com
Curbside: lansdowneborough.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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