Waste pickup and recycling

As of January 1, 2020, waste pickup and recycling pickup for the Borough is provided by Leck Waste Services. Pickup is on Wednesdays. However, if New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, or Christmas fall on a regularly scheduled pickup day, pickup will be the following day.

Note that trash pickup will be on Thursday, instead of Wednesday, for the following weeks:

  • May 30 (instead of May 29 - Memorial Day week)
  • September 5 (instead of September 4 - Labor Day week)
  • December 26 (instead of December 25 - Christmas week)
  • January 2, 2025 (instead of January 1 - New Year's Day week)
Also, note that July 4th is a Thursday, so trash will be picked up on the usual day that week, Wednesday, July 3.

Everything to be picked up should be at the curb by 6 a.m. (and per Borough Ordinance, cannot be put out more than 24 hours in advance). There is a limit of 4 containers per household. Each container must not weigh more than 50 pounds, for a maximum total of 200 pounds.

If you have any issues with trash or recycle pickup, contact Leck at 215-675-8000. Additional information is provided in Leck's 2023-2024 brochure.

Leck's services include residential waste, recyclable items, and yard waste.

Note they do not pickup hazardous waste or electronics. For information on disposing of hazardous waste and electronics, refer to the Hazardous Waste & Disposal of Electronics page.


Residential waste

Residential waste, or standard household waste, includes food waste, rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, glass and crockery, and other household items. Christmas trees are picked up seasonally.

Bulk waste includes large items such as appliances, carpet, and furniture. There is a limit of one (1) bulk item per household per week.

Please, if anything blows out of your trash receptacle, pick it up and put it back in the trash can. The trash company will not pick it up and do not expect your neighbors to do it for you.

Also, it is suggested that all trash be put in a metal or plastic container with a lid. Plastic bags, or containers without a lid, are an invitation to dinner for the local wildlife.

WARNING: Our trash collection company has issued a bulletin warning of the hazards of improperly disposing of lithium ion batteries. Click here to read the bulletin.


Recyclables

Recyclable items are also picked up on Wednesdays and must be in a different, identifiable container from your residental waste. Recylable items do not need to be separated. Acceptable items to be recycled include

  • All paper grades (if you can rip it, recycle it)
  • Empty aluminum, metal, tin, and steel cans (please rinse first and put the lid in the can)
  • Glass bottles and food jars (please rinse)
  • Fiber beverage containers
  • Plastic bottles marked #1 - #7 (empty, clean, dry)
  • Newspapers and inserts
  • Magazines, phone books, soft cover books
  • Cardboard/cereal box type packaging, brown paper

For a list of non-acceptable recyling items, refer to the Leck brochure.


Yard waste

Yard waste is also picked up on Wednesday, starting from April 1, and continuing until December 1. Yard waste includes sticks, branches (less than 3 inches in diameter), and twigs. They should be cut in pieces less than 3 ft in length and placed in trash cans or biodegradable bags. Leaf waste (leaves, grass, soft garden waste) shall be placed in either biodegradable bags or regular trash cans without liners, and weigh less than 50 pounds. Refer to the Leck brochure for additional details.


Hazardouse waste and disposal of electronics

Hulmeville Borough supports the Bucks County Recycling Program.

Many household products contain chemicals that when discarded contribute to the contamination of our environment by contaminating our soil, air and water. A Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program provides the opportunity to reduce the amount of hazardous household chemical waste that is flushed down the toilet and kitchen drains, "disposed" of in the backyard, dumped into storm drains or simply disposed of in the municipal waste stream. These typical means of disposal are both hazardous to public health and unnecessary.

Yet, it continues because individuals are frequently unaware that many useful products contain hazardous chemicals. It is the consumer's responsibility to use and dispose of household products safely. Certain household waste should be brought to community household hazardous waste collection events for proper disposal.

Click here for the 2024 Bucks County Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Click here for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Hazardous Waste website


Why no electronics?

A 2010 Pennsylvania law, which prohibits trash haulers from collecting old TVs and computers, places the responsibility for safe disposal of electronics on the manufacturers. Even though this state law requires electronics manufacturers to offer recycling opportunities for TVs and computers, those manufacturers are no longer supporting county recycling collections in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. We have been unsuccessful in finding a contractor who will collect and dispose of electronics this year. This has become a statewide problem, and proposals for amendments to the Covered Devices Recycling Act are being considered. We have included in this package the information we have on recycling of computer monitors, TVs and other electronic devices.

Note, the EPA has a web site to provide guidance on how to dispose of used electronics. Visit the EPA recycling website for more information.

At hazardous waste only events - items collected include

Pesticides such as Chlordane, Sevin, DDT or Malathion; Toxics materials such as weed killer, mercury, pool chemicals, photographic chemicals, rust remover; and wood preservatives; Flammable materials such as oil-based paints, varnishes, paint strippers, thinners, gasoline, kerosene, and other solvents; Caustics such as oven cleaner, lye, and ammonia based cleaners; and household rechargeable and button type batteries, as well as automotive type batteries.

At a combinations event, items from either list above can be brought as long as it doesn't exceed 25 gallons or 220 pounds. This event is not open to business, industry or institutions.

The regional collection program consists of at least twenty-five collection days scheduled throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, of which five are scheduled in Bucks County.

Whenever possible, material should be in its original container with an original, legible label.

Suggestions on how to handle items not accepted

The following are some suggestions on how to handle some of the materials you may have around the house which may, or may not, be accepted as part of a household hazardous waste collection program. Call the Bucks County Planning Commission at 345-3400 if you would like to receive additional information.

Latex paint

Air dry latex paint or mix with an absorbent ("oil-dry" or clay based kitty litter at the rate of about 1 gallon of paint to 2-4 cups of absorbent) and discard absorbed paint and paint can, with its lid off, in your regular trash. EMPTY paint cans may be placed with recyclables in many municipal recycling programs (check with your hauler or municipal officials).

Smoke alarms

Mail back to manufacturer, or dispose of in regular trash.

Bar-B-Q grill tanks (20lb or less)

Return to a tank exchange location, or bring to collection program.

Tires

Contact nearest major tire retailer. (Anticipate a charge of $5.00 to $10.00 per automobile tire).

Used motor oil

Contact your local automobile repair shop.

Electronics

Refer to the EPA recycling website for information on donating or disposing of electronics.


For additional information, consult the Bucks County Hazardous Waste Recycling Webpage