Curbside Leaf Waste Collection

Unlimited Curbside Collection of Leaf Waste

Waste Management, as part of the solid waste and recyclables collection program, collects leaf waste at curbside 19 weeks per year. This service includes unlimited materials two times per month, April through November, and one collection in December.  Christmas trees will be picked up during the weeks of January 4 and 18, 2010.  Leaf waste collection occurs on the day after trash pickup. Please note the restrictions listed below.

Leaf waste includes leaves, weeds, shrub trimmings, bundled tree prunings, and garden waste.  Leaf waste does not include grass.  Grass is collected with the solid waste.  Plastic bags CANNOT be used for leaf waste.
There are several ways to dispose of leaf waste in Lower Paxton Township.

• Waste Management collects leaf waste at curbside on a bi-monthly basis (19 collections per year) as part of the regular solid waste and recyclables collection program.
• Residents can deliver leaf waste to the compost facility on Conway Road.  (Permit required.)
• In the fall of each year, leaves raked to the curb along Township roads will be collected by the Public Works Department using vacuum equipment.  A map is posted on the Township’s website showing how leaves will be collected. 

Because leaf waste is a recyclable item, it may not be put in the trash or burned.  Bags or containers that have a mix of leaf waste and trash will not be collected by Waste Management, nor will they be accepted at the compost facility.
Residents Deliver Leaf Waste to Compost Facility
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays of each week from 7:30 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., residents may deliver leaf waste to the Township's compost facility on Conway Road.  This facility is open starting the first Tuesday of April and continues until the last Tuesday in December.
A permit is required to use the facility.

• Leaf waste does not include stumps or trees.  Tree trimmings must be less than 12" in diameter when brought to the compost facility.
• "Kraft" bags must be used for leaf waste deposited at the compost facility or leaf waste may be deposited loose. Plastic trash bags are not accepted at the compost facility.
• The compost facility is manned and residents must have their permit affixed to the windshield to gain access.
• The compost facility is located on Conway Road, south of Union Deposit Road and west of Nyes Road, near Hodges Heights Park.
• Leaf waste may not be deposited outside the facility gates; this will be considered littering and offenders will be fined.
• This facility is for Lower Paxton Township residents only.
• Permits are available at the Municipal Center during regular business hours.
• Screened leaf mulch and woody waste is available for residents to take at no charge.

Christmas Trees
The Township also has two drop-off sites for the disposal of Christmas Trees during January.  Trees may be taken to Koons Park in Linglestown, and the Public Works Facility on Locust Lane.  There is no charge to take Christmas trees to these locations.  Trees must be free of all decorations and plastic "tree bags" may not be used.