Highway Department

Highway Foreman

 

Slayde Turner

[email protected]

 

Services

WEEKLY REFUSE COLLECTION

General residential garbage and trash is collected on Tuesday of each week throughout the Borough. Trash is collected and disposed by a private concern under contract to the Borough.

 

BULK TRASH PICK-UP

Large bulk items of trash are collected by the Borough Highway Department each Wednesday morning. To schedule a pick-up, stop into the Borough Office at 1111 Market Street, fill out the Bulk Trash Removal Form, pay the fees (we accept cash or check only) prior to Wednesday. Place the items curbside on Tuesday evening where you normally place your trash and our Highway Department will collect them for you on Wednesday morning.

 

MAY IS CLEAN-UP MONTH

May is annually declared clean-up month in Marcus Hook to emphasize our commitment to a clean town. Free dumping privileges on selected days are often afforded residents in the large trash dumpster at the Highway Department garage. Details will be announced.

 

LEAF COLLECTION SERVICES

Bagged leaves are collected by the once weekly service. During the latter part of fall, the Highway Department operates a vacuuming program to collect leaves piled along the streets.

 

CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP

A special collection is provided after the Christmas season to collect Christmas trees by the Highway Department.

 

DEAD ANIMAL DISPOSAL

The removal of dead animals is provided by calling the Municipal Building 610-485-1341.

 

Bulk Trash Removal

Large items of trash are collected by the Borough Highway Department each Wednesday morning. To have items picked up, please fill out the "Bulk Trash Removal Form" found below, and bring the form to the Municipal Building at 1111 Market Street, prior to Wednesday. A modest fee is charged for this service.

 

REGULATIONS:

  • Items must be placed where your residential trash is collected. Where your property backs to a drivable alley, place your refuse alongside of the alley. If there is no drivable alley behind your property, place refuse in front next to the curb.
  • Bulk trash is not to be placed out for collection before 6:00 PM on the evening before the day of collection.
  • Doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers.
  • Mattresses and Box Springs MUST be bagged and sealed in a plastic mattress bag and placed curbside.
  • Collection hours are 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM on Wednesday of each week.
  • Loose materials must be in sturdy containers. Materials in paper bags or cardboard boxes will not be collected.
  • Demolition, renovation, and construction materials must be removed by contractor and will not be collected by the Borough.
  • House clean-outs from rental properties is the responsibility of the property owner and will not be collected by the Borough.

 

We will not collect bathtubs, batteries, computer monitors, concrete, construction materials, dirt, hazardous materials, or printers.

 

Bulk Trash Collection Form

Recycling

The Recycling Drop-off Center is located in the rear of the Municipal Building at 1111 Market Street. 

 

We accept:
glass, cardboard, paper, plastics, and televisions.

 

There are Blue totes specifically for household plastic items made from polypropylene (like yogurt cups, margarine containers, medicine bottles, take out containers), a White Igloo for Aluminum, a green dumpster for glass items, and another for paper/cardboard items, and Televisions.

 

The dumping of larger items is strictly prohibited. The Center is available to anyone in the Marcus Hook area. It will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is camera monitored.

 

Leaves collected by the Highway Department are taken to the Delaware County Compost Farm at the Chester Township Transfer Station. This dark brown compost can be used in gardens and as a landscape mulch and is available free of charge at the compost farm and is often stockpiled in the Borough for resident use.