TRASH, RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION
Trash, recycling and yard waste in Arrowhead are collected by Upper Dublin Township. Trash and recycling are collected on Mondays, except on township holidays (see below), then they are collected the following Wednesday. Yard waste is collected on Thursdays, from the first full week in March through the last week in November.
Township Requirements
Trash, recycling and yard waste containers are required to be placed at the curb in the appropriate township container, except for yard waste (Trash - Brown. Recycling – Blue. Yard Waste – Green or your own container or paper (not plastic) yard waste bags. All trash must be inside the container, except for yard waste bags. Anything outside the container will not be picked up unless a homeowner has arranged with the township for a special trash pickup (see below).
Trash Collection on Township Holidays
When a township holiday is on a Monday trash and recycling will be collected on Wednesday. The following are Monday township holidays for 2024: MLK Day (1/15), Presidents’ Day (2/19), Memorial Day (5/27), Labor Day (9/2) and Columbus Day (10/14)
Bulk/Special Trash Pick Ups
The township will pick up large (bulk) items (example – refrigerator) and extra trash that does not fit in the container (special pickup) for a fee. Call 215-643-1600 to schedule a pickup. The bulk/special trash pickup day is Wednesday. Special pickup items must be flattened (cardboard) and tied together in a bundle.
Recycling – What is Permitted and Not
Permitted:
Plastic bottles and containers with a number 1 - 7 in a triangle. No caps.
Aluminum and metal cans and lids
Cartons: milk, juice and broth
Paper: newspaper, junk mail, magazines and cardboard
Not Permitted:
Books (because they are bound)
Styrofoam
Pizza boxes
Paper plates
Shredded paper
Scrap metal, hangers, wire, plastics and hose
SPECIAL TRASH EVENTS
Christmas Tree Collections
Christmas trees will be collected after the holiday on the three trash days starting the beginning of January. Place trees at the curb with all decorations removed and not in a plastic bag.
Shredding for Township Residents
Shredding of paper is available on Saturday, April 6th and Saturday, September 21st from 8 to 10 am at the township building, 370 Commerce Drive. Limit of 3 bags per car.
Electronic Component (E- Waste) Collection for Township Residents
E-Waste collection is on June 22nd from 9 am to 12 pm at the township building, 370 Commerce Drive.
Hazardous Waste Collection
Montgomery County collects hazardous waste. For details go to montcopa.org or 610-278-3618.
SNOW REMOVAL
Snow is removed from the community when more than 2 inches is expected. The order of snow removal is: streets first, followed by common walkways, visitor parking spots, contemporary house driveways and homeowner parking spots last. After streets and visitor parking spots are cleared, homeowners should move their vehicles to the visitor parking spots or along Arrowhead Trail. This will open up the homeowner parking spots to be cleared. A snow plow cat (smaller than a snow plow truck) is used to clear parking spots of snow. If a homeowner sees a snow plow cat on their street they should let neighbors know that they should move their vehicles to enable parking spots to be cleared. The size of the snow plow cat does not permit it to clear individual parking spots (may scrape sides of parked vehicles). Several parking spots in a row must be open for the snow plow cat to clear parking spots. If two inches or less of snow is received, residents are responsible to remove snow and ice from the walkway of their house and the common sidewalk in front and on the side of their house. If salt is used to melt ice, use calcium chloride, not sodium chloride, it causes damage to concrete.
LANDSCAPING
Homeowner’s property
Homeowners are required to cut their grass once per week from the beginning of April until the end of November (except during prolonged dry weather) and trim their bushes and weed their gardens periodically to keep their looking well groomed.
Common Ground
The Association contracts with a landscaper to maintain the common ground in the community. The landscaping schedule is as follows
Spring Cleanup - completed by March 31st.
Mulching of Shrubbery Beds - completed by April 10th.
Grass Cutting Day – Thursday (weather permitting)
Pruning – start by June 15th & completed July 7th Start by September 15th & complete by October 7th.
Turf Applications
Weed Control - April 10th – April 30th
Fertilizer and Weed Control – May 15th – June 7th and August 20th – September 10th
Fertilizer – November 20th – December 10th
Common Ground Clean Up
Fall Clean Up – prior to Thanksgiving
Winter Clean Up – prior to Christmas
Tree Spraying
May 10th – Aril 10th
May 10th – June 10th
June 20th – July 15th
Flower Planting (at entrances and along Arrowhead Trail)
May 1st – May 10th.