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Lower Merion Township Curbside Recycling
75 East Lancaster Avenue · Ardmore PA 19003
(610) 649-4000 · visit website
Lower Merion Township Curbside Recycling serves the towns of Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills, Gladwyne, Haverford, Merion, Penn Valley, Penn Wynne, Rosemont, Villanova, Wynnewood in Pennsylvania.
Accepted Items
- Aluminum cans
- rinsed soda, juice and beer cans
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum pie plates
- Steel/tin food + beverage cans
- rinsed soup, vegetable, fruit, dog, and cat food cans
- Clear, green, + brown glass bottles and jars
- rinsed food and beverage bottles, and jars
*glass placed in single-stream recycling collections is crushed and use to cover the smell of landfills. In order to keep this infinitely recyclable material out of the landfill, consider alternative options listed on SHIFT’s Reuse + Reduce page.
- Plastic marked “1” through “7” on bottom
- bottles (soda, milk, water), tubs (detergent, yogurt) disposable cutlery and cups, meat trays, bakery shells
- Mixed paper
- Newspapers, notebooks + school paper
- spiral bound books, soft and hardback books and textbooks, paper shopping bags and pet food bags (without plastic liners), chipboard packaging (including nonperishable food boxes), beer and soda cartons and six-pack packaging, cracker, cake and cereal boxes (without plastic pouches or inserts)
- Corrugated cardboard
- cardboard boxes must be broken down to 4′ x 4′ x 12″
Not Accepted
- Aerosol cans
- Hangers
- Scrap metal
- Glass cookware/bakeware
- Ceramic dishes and mugs
- Light bulbs
- Plate and Window glass
- Medicine containers
- Medical tubing
- Motor oil containers
- Meat wraps
- Outdoor carpet
- Packing ‘peanuts’ or Styrofoam insulation
- Garden hoses
- Egg cartons
- Pizza boxes
- White cardboard freezer packaging
- Wax-coated cartons (juice, milk, etc)
- Plastic bags or plastic wrap
- Plastic liners
Guidelines
Recycle + Reuse
Last updated March 2020