Trash Fee

Residential trash is collected by the Haverford Township Sanitation Department.  The current practice of twice per week trash and once per week recycling collection is financed largely by a service fee paid by residential property owners.  Trash service fees are billed on the annual Township tax bill which is generally mailed out by February 1 of each year.
 
We offer a 2% discount for trash service fees paid by March 31 and a 10% penalty will apply for any payment received after May 31.  The trash service fee is determined by the Board of Commissioners as part of the annual budget process and is enacted via Ordinance.  For 2011, the trash service fee is $172 per residential unit.  If a property owner does not pay their trash service fee by December 31, the Township files a formal lien against the property and reserves the right to pursue formal judgments and Sheriff Sale.  Additional interest also accrues at a rate of 10% per annum.