Borough Recycling Ordinance

To all Bridgeport Residents and Businesses:
Bridgeport Borough adopted Recycling Ordinance #2018-004, requiring:

  1. All residents and businesses must separate recyclables, including glass, plastics #1, 2, 3, and 5, aluminum and bimetallic cans, paper, and cardboard, from their solid waste.
  2. All residents and businesses must separate leaf waste, including leaves from trees, bushes, and other plants, garden residue, chipped shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not including grass clippings, from their solid waste, and either compost leaf waste on their property, set leaves out during municipal leaf pickup days (please view the Yard Waste Collection page for annual dates), self-haul the leaf waste to a state-approved composting facility (such as the Heuser Park Compost Site in Upper Merion Township) or have a hauler collect the leaf waste, to be delivered to a state-approved composting facility.
  3. All residents and businesses are prohibited from burning recyclables and leaf waste or including these items with their other solid waste (trash).

Business and Landlords:
Effective January 1, 2019, Businesses and apartments with four or more units are required to contract with a hauler for the collection of the listed recyclable materials and leaves. Bridgeport is committed to aiding businesses and landlords with this transition. We realize these new rules represent a change for many of our businesses. We are committed to supporting you through this transition, as we all make an effort to comply with the new Ordinance. We appreciate your cooperation.