Recycling and Trash Collection

All single-family residences and 2-4 unit residential housing structures in New Britain Borough.  The only residential communities currently exempt from this are the Carousel Pointe Condominiums, Forest Park Townhomes, and the New Britain Mews.  Commercial properties in the Borough are not affected.

You, the taxpayers, have invested in rebuilding and repairing local Borough-owned roads, with more than $1 million in roadwork planned from 2018 to 2020.  Garbage trucks are particularly hard on roads due to their weight distribution.  Allowing only a single residential trash hauler lengthens the lifetime of our roads, saves you money on taxes and garbage service, and decreases noise and air pollution.  In addition, this contract locks in a price rate for trash service that is currently lower than those offered in the current private collection system.

Waste Management

Trash and recycling is picked up once a week, each Wednesday.

On any given week, if an observed holiday falls on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the Borough’s trash pick up day is moved to the Thursday of that week.  If an observed holiday falls on a Thursday or Friday of any given week, then the Borough’s trash service is not affected and remains on Wednesday for that week.

The following holidays are observed by Waste Management:

New Years Day,  Memorial Day,  Independence Day (July 4th),  Labor Day,  Thanksgiving Day,  Christmas Day

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Waste Management at 800-869-5566., and be sure to mention you are a New Britain Borough resident.

Recycling is collected in single-stream fashion.  Please rinse containers prior to placing in recycling bin.

The following (clean) items will be accepted for recycling:   aluminum cans,  glass bottles & jars,  plastics #1-7,  junk mail,  phone books,  cardboard,  paperboard boxes.

The following items are not accepted for recycling:  window glass,  mirrors,  plastic grocery bags,  styrofoam of any kind,  ceramics,  pizza boxes, or shredded paper.

For a complete list of acceptable items, including bulk items included in the contract at no separate cost, please click here. 

• Trash & Recycling Pickup:  For 2022, once per week pickup of trash and recycling each in a 96 gallon container, and one bulk item (call Waste Management to arrange a pick up), and up to 90 gallons of yard waste (approximately 3 bags) will be billed at:
  • First Quarter 2022 will be $66.62 and paid directly to Waste Management.
  • The Second – Fourth Quarter for 2022 will be $315.63 that will be billed and paid through your Borough tax bill.
  • Full-year 2023 the price will be $437.64 that will be billed and paid through your Borough tax bill.
  • Full-year 2024, the price will be $455.16 that will be billed and paid through your Borough tax bill.
  • Residents will NO LONGER receive a bill from Wate Management effective April 1, 2022.
  • New contract between Wate Management and New Britain Borough begins April 1, 2022.
  • For a copy of the letter and sample tax bill, that has been sent to all New Britain Borough residents dated February 5, 2022, please click here
• Additional Trash:  An additional 96 gallon trash container is available upon request at no additional cost.  You can use this additional container for trash or yard waste.
• Extra Bulk: In 2022, any additional bulk items, per resident, will be billed at $25.00.
  

Residents will NO LONGER receive a bill from Waste Management effective April 1, 2022. Bills will be paid through your Borough taxes.

Yes, in many communities across the country trash pickup is considered a public utility.  Chalfont Borough, which borders New Britain Borough, has a similar contract and operates in this way.

Please feel free to call Waste Management at 800-869-5566. to share your concerns.  If the problem is not resolved, you can call the Borough at (215) 348-4586.  The Borough will be monitoring Waste Management’s performance during this contracted period.  Enforceable standards are included in the contract and a performance bond has been required.  We have high expectations for Waste Management’s service and will do our best to insure that standards are met and proper service is being delivered.

The Borough is mandated by state law to assure that solid waste is removed frequently enough from where it’s generated to protect public health.  That same law authorizes the Borough to contract with a waste removal company to collect and bill for waste removal from residences within its jurisdiction.