SEWER & TRASH

If you would like to receive your trash/sewer bill via email, please contact the Laureldale Borough office at

Receiving your bill via email means that you won't receive one in the mail.

SEWER

Each property owner is responsible for charges of the Sanitary Sewer Rentals. The sewer charges are billed quarterly to each property owner and are based on the water consumption into your home.

The rates for the Sanitary Sewer Rentals are as follows:

Minimum Charge $140.00 based on 1600 cubic feet of water
Overage Charge $9.23 per 100 cubic feet over the minimum usage

If your sewer charge is not paid by the due date a 10% penalty is added.

Please note: All sewage is transported to and treated by the City of Reading treatment plant. The City of Reading sets all costs yearly which reflects the Borough's yearly sewage rate.

TRASH

Each property owner is responsible for charges of the trash billing. The annual trash charge is billed to you on a quarterly basis for your convenience.

Annual Trash charge $352.00 per unit
Quarterly billing $ 88.00 per unit

If your trash charge is not paid by the due date a 10% penalty is added. If it is not paid after the penalty date, trash will not be picked up but residents will still be charged per Ordinance #407.

TRASH & RECYCLING DETAILS

Garbage and trash will be picked up on Fridays in 2024
Each property is allowed a total of three (3) containers of trash and garbage each week as well as one bulk item.
Trash must be placed in cans or plastic trash bags.
Shrubbery and tree trimmings should be tied into bundles not to exceed three (3) feet and will count as a container. All containers must be placed at the curb before 5:00 a.m. on pick-up days.
Recyclables will be picked up on Fridays in 2024. They are as follows:

Glass, this includes clear, green and brown glass,
Cans, this includes aluminum, tin and bi-metal cans (vegetable cans, etc) No foil trays, scrap aluminum or aluminum foil
Plastics, this includes #1 and #2. (#1 and #2 plastics are marked on the bottom of the containers in a triangle made of arrows or marked with the initials of PETE and HDPE)
Newspapers, this includes color, glossy print, junk mail, magazines, phone books, office/copy paper and cereal/cracker boxes.

Newspapers will NOT be picked up loose; they must be tied or put in paper bags and placed with the recyclable container. Bottles, jars and cans should be rinsed out and cans flattened before putting in recyclable container. All containers must be placed at the curb before 5:00 a.m. on pick-up days.

Property owner is responsible for cleaning up any debris that spilled from the container due to wind or kicked over by an animal, etc.

All residents of Laureldale Borough will be able to place one (1) bulk item out with your regular trash each week. There will no longer be a Fall cleanup.

Loose items such as lumber and tree trimmings must be bundled maximum size 48"x18"x18".

No televisions,stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers, microwave ovens, water heaters, air conditioners, tires and humidifiers.

No hazardous materials such as auto batteries, paint solvents, used oil, etc. or any type of chemical material.

No concrete, block, bricks, etc.

Do not place items at curbside until 24 hours before pick-up-date. If trash or recycling pickup falls on a holiday, the pickup day will be moved to the next day.