Township Contact

Upper Uwchlan Township
140 Pottstown Pike
Chester Springs, PA 19425
Phone: 610.458.9400
Fax: 610.458.0307

Trash

Berkheimer Outsourcing is the Township’s agent for Trash and Recycling billing. Residents will receive a bill early in February in the amount of $315.00. If you have billing questions, please call the Township Office (610) 458-9400.

Pick Up

If your scheduled collection day falls on a Holiday (the actual day of the Holiday, not the "observed" day), your pick up will be the NEXT day, except Friday Holidays, which will be picked up the following Tuesday.

Spring Yard Waste Collection ~ Saturday, May 17, 2008 ~ MUST USE BIODEGRADABLE BAGS, or open containers, as this collection gets COMPOSTED. Place your bags / containers curbside the night before. Biodegradable bags available for sale at the Township Office, $2.50 / 5-bag bundle.”

Zone 1:
Refuse Pick up: Monday and Thursday
Recycling: Monday
Bulk Trash: 3rd Thursday

Zone 1 consists of the following roads:

Aubrey Circle, Auburn Drive, Autumn Lane, Barclay Road, Barnsdale Road, Bill of Rights Lane, Bonnie Lane, Brookshire Drive, Buckingham Drive, Byers Road, Cambridge Drive, Canterbury Circle, Cheryl Drive, Christine Drive, Colts Meadow Run, Cooper Creek Road, Creek Road, Cumberland Lane, Dartmouth Road, Davenport Drive, Denton Drive, Dorlan Mill Road, Dorothy Lane, Dublin Way, Eagle Farm Road, Edgefield Drive, Ferncroft Lane, Flagstone Road, Founders Way, Fox Hollow Circle, Frans Way, Garman Drive, Gina Court, Gottier Drive, Granite Lane, Green Valley Road, Hamilton Court, Heather Hill Drive, Heron Hill Road, Highview Road, Ivystone Drive, Kaiser Drive, Kendra Drive, Kinsley Court, Krapf Lane, Lafayette Circle, Lafitte Court, Lakeview Road, Lasalle Lane, Laura Lane, Laurel Way, Liberty Bell Circle, Linaria Drive, Linden Lane, Little Conestoga Road, Lyndell Road, Lyndon Drive, Matisse Drive, Meadow Lane, Melrose Court, Milford(South of Little Conestoga), Moore Road, Newlin Place, North Reeds Road, Orchard Valley Road, Park Road, Pembroke Lane, Peregrine Lane, Pinecroft Drive, Pondview Way, Pottstown Pike, Primrose Court, Rainer Road, Red Tail Circle, Rising Hill Lane, Rockledge Court, Ruby Road, Shoreline Drive, Skyline Drive, Stanford Drive, Stanley Drive, Stephen Drive, Station Boulevard, Sunderland Avenue, Sycamore Springs Lane, Tansey Lane, Township Line Road (East and West), Tudor Lane, Turnstone Way, Twin Pines Road, Walter Court, Watercroft Circle, Waterview Drive, Waterview Road, Winfield Way

Zone 2:
Refuse Pick up: Tuesday and Friday
Recycling: Tuesday
Bulk Trash: 3rd Friday

Zone 2 consists of the following roads:

Aranglen Way, Aston Court, Bayberry Drive, Bennett Court, Benson Lane, Black Horse Road, Blackhorse Circle, Breyhill Lane, Bryan Wynd, Buck Drive, Buffington Circle, Butler Way, Carriage Drive, Cavalier Lane, Cawley Court, Churchill Road, Claremont Lane, Collingwood Terrace, Conestoga Road, Dan Drive, Darlington Lane, Dee Circle, Deerhaven Way, Devon Circle, Diamond Road, Dolby Way, Donovan Way, Dorian Court, Elmhurst Drive, Emerson Circle, Fawn Drive, Fellowship Road, Fisher Street, Font Road, Fox Chase Lane, Fox Ridge Road, Foxclove Circle, Garrison Drive, Greenridge Road, Griffith Lane, Hampshire Lane, Harding Circle, Harsdale Way, Hemlock Lane, Hilltop Circle, Hoffman Circle, Indian Springs Drive (East and West), Kiloran Wynd, Krauser Road, Lauren Lane, Leona Drive, Magnolia Drive, McGraw Lane, Meadow Creek Lane, Milford Road (North of Little Conestoga), Morninglight Road, Mount Rose Road, Norman Circle, Oliver Drive, Oxford Hill Lane, Palsgrove Way, Patricia Drive, Perth Place, Pheasant Drive, Pierce Drive, Pinto Circle, Porter Street, Prescott Drive, Prospect Hill Boulevard, Quail Run Lane, Rabbit Run Lane, Red Bone Road, Revere Lane, Rosemary Lane, Saybrooke Lane, Seabury Lane, Shea Lane, Sheldon Court, Somers Drive, St. Andrews Lane, Stonehedge Drive, Stuart Drive, Styer Road, Surrey Lane, Waynebrook Drive, Wertz Lane (North and South), Whelen Court, Williamson Way, Willow Way, Windsor Way, Wyndemere Lake Drive, Yarmouth Lane

Please put your cans / bins curbside the night before, making sure lids are securely in place.

Household Hazardous Waste

April 5, 2008 ~ 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste AND Computers
CAT Pickering Center For Arts And Technology
1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460

May 17, 2008 ~ 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste
Owen J. Roberts High School
981 Ridge Road (Route 23), Pottstown, PA 19465

September 13, 2008 ~ 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste
New Garden Township Building
8934 Gap Newport Road, Landenberg, PA 19350

October 11, 2008 ~ 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste AND Computers
Government Services Center
601 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19380

Collection Sites will be open from 9am to 3pm on the assigned dates. Bring unwanted hazardous household automotive products, home maintenance, lawn and pest control products to the Regional Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Sponsored by Chester County Board of Commissioners, Chester County Solid Waste Authority, Southeastern Chester county Refuse Authority, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Upper Uwchlan Township and other Participating Municipalities.

These words identify HHW: Caution, Explosive, Toxic, Reactive, Danger, Combustible, Flammable, Poisonous, Warning, Hazardous, and Corrosive.

Unacceptable materials: Latex (water-based) paint, Ammunition, Explosives, Appliances, Radioactive waste, Tires, Infectious waste, Unidentified Waste.

Recyclables

Recycling Bins available at the Township Office, free of charge -- one per household.

Food and beverage containers of clear and colored glass, #1 and # 2 plastic, aluminum and bi-metallic cans may be co-mingled in one bin! Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, copy paper, cereal/cracker boxes should be bundled or placed in brown bags. Corrugated cardboard cut to 30" x 30" and bound.

Freon Units

Call the Township Office at 610-458-9400 to arrange pick up. Please remove doors from refrigerators and freezers.

Bulk Trash

1 Item Per Month. Zone 1 - 3rd Thursday; Zone 2 - 3rd Friday. Examples: chairs, toys, mattresses, small sofas, televisions, bed frames, bicycles. Appliances -- Please remove doors from all appliances.Call the Township Office to confirm the item is acceptable for pick up (610-458-9400).

Chester County Used Oil Recycling Locations

Did you know Pennsylvania's do-it-yourself oil changers pour more used motor oil down storm drains and on the gorund than was spilled by the Exxon Valdex? Don't contribute to water pollution - recycle your used oul at one of the local service centers listed below.

Coatesville: Malcolm Wright Buick.
Devon: Devon Sunoco, Devon Hill Motors.
Exton: Cullen's Whitford Sunoco, Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express, Whitford Auto Repair and Pep Boys.
Phoenixville: Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express.
West Chester: Gordie's Auto Service, Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express, Pep Boys, Carousel Auto Sales and Midas.

Disposal Options For Home Healthcare Waste

Ask your doctor if he or she will accept your properly "containerized" sharps for safe dispoal.

Contact your local hospital to see if it will accept sharps that have been properly secured in a container.

Check with your pharmacy. Some sell specially designed containers for use by homeowners in securing health care wastes for disposal in household trash.

If your community is served by a regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection facility, ask if it will accept your sharps. In Chester County, call 610-344-5937.

DO:

Place sharps in an opaque, puncture-resistant container with a lid.
Seal the lids on containers of sharps with heavy-duty tape.
Seal trash bags with tape or wire or plastic ties.
Label plastic jug or metal can "DO NOT RECYCLE".
Keep waste containers out of reach of childern and animals.

DON'T:

Place loose sharps in the trash or toilet.
Label the containers as medical waste.
Clip needles with a pair of scissors.
Place sealed containers in with recyclables.
DO NOT RECYCLE ANY SHARPS!