Yard Site & Curbside Pickup
Maidencreek Township provides curbside brush pickup in the Spring and Fall at designated times. This includes branches with a diameter no greater than 18”. Ornamental grass and garden plants should not be put out for brush pickup; these items should be placed out for leaf collection. Leaf collection takes place in the Spring and Fall at designated times. For all those times in between, the Township provides a drop-off site at 61 Lakeshore Drive, next to the Township building.
Receive access to the yard site by filling out BOTH the application and waiver forms below, which can be turned into the Township Building for a keycard to the Yard Waste Site.
All of the information for the guidelines of the Yard Waste Site are listed on the waiver document below. Notably, the yard waste site is open from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm daily. Please make sure to only dispose of approved waste. The yard waste site is monitored via camera. Anyone violating the rules of the yard waste site is subject to losing access.
If you lose a keycard, replacing it is a charge of $5 in either cash or check. This fee is only required for replacements, the initial card you get is free of charge.
Yard Site Regulations
Residents shall only dispose of the following at the Yard Waste Recycling site:
- logs
- shrubs
- brush
- leaves
- branches
- grass clippings
- tree stumps
- tree trimmings
- Christmas trees
- Ornamental grass and garden plants without dirt
Residents shall not, under any circumstances, utilize the Yard Waste Recycling site to dispose of the following:
- soil
- sod
- brick
- stones
- pallets
- woodchips
- household trash
- construction debris
- NO bagged grass or leaves
- DO NOT throw anything in the bins (Follow Signage)
Further, there shall be no commercial use of the Yard Waste Recycling site
Yard Site Instructions
Recycling Information
The Township provides curbside recycling pickup twice a month for all residential dwellings except apartment buildings with more than four units. A reference for what can NOT be recycled is embedded HERE. Recycling must be placed by the road the evening before pick up.
Please place the following items in the blue recycling bins: plastic bottles (1-7), steel and aluminum cans, and all colors of unbroken glass jars and bottles. Rinse food from cans and bottles and remove the caps and lids before placing them in the bin. Newspapers, magazines, paper, and cardboard should all be placed in the recycling bin as well. Your recycling will NOT be picked up unless it is in a Maidencreek Township-issued recycling bin or has a Maidencreek recycling sticker.
Recycling Bins & Stickers
The township provides recycling bins and lids to Maidencreek residents. We also provide stickers for residents who want to use their own recycling bins. These can be found at the Township building for no cost. We do not dispose of old or damaged recycling bins.
Annual Drop Off
Each year, we have an annual drop-off at the Township building. The drop off is held on a weekend day in September and is always listed on the yearly calendar, labeled as Fall Clean-up. The date is also listed in the community newsletter each year.
The Following Items can be dropped off: Furniture, clothing, lumber scraps, carpet, metal, household items, mowers, tires without rims, automotive, SUV & truck batteries, latex paint (must be dried or filled with kitty litter), hot water heaters, hot tubs, appliances (Freon must be removed and tagged with technician’s ID # and date).
The Following Items cannot be dropped off: Computers, TV sets, hazardous waste, daily garbage, concrete, bricks/blocks, grass, leaves, motor oil, lubricants, paints, paint thinner, turpentine, pesticides, noxious, caustic, and acidic chemicals, asbestos, metal drums, propane tanks, items containing oil or gas, any type of explosive, including gun loading materials.
County of Berks/Solid Waste Authority
