2026 Trash Bills will not be paid through your taxes.
Trash Bills will be sent out and paid through Keystone Collections Group.
Click here for Keystone Collection Group Letter that was sent to New Britain Borough Residents and links to pay online
Click here for the February 2026 Council Meeting Minutes with the discussion and approval by your elected officials regarding using Keystone Collection Group
Click here for Waste Management’s Waste and Recycling Collection Services.
Residential Trash Collection (Single Hauler)
As Awarded by Borough Council during their live November 9, 2021, meeting, New Britain Borough’s new contract between Waste Management and New Britain Borough begins April 1, 2022.
Please see Ordinance 396 Establishing a Single Trash Hauler for New Britain Borough
Waste Management Pick-Up Guidelines
Once-a-Week collection of:
- One 96-gallon (or similar) container of solid waste and one 96-gallon (or similar size) container of recyclable materials.
- Contractor shall provide a solid waste and recycling container of 96 gallons (or similar size) for each Subject Unit. The option, per Subject Unit, for one additional 96-gallon (or similar) container of solid waste. The Borough will notify the contractor when an additional container shall be added to, or removed from, a Subject Unit. Contractor shall provide the additional container.
- Up to 180 gallons of yard waste (3 Bags).
Once-a-Month collection of:
- Two FREE bulk item per residence and each Borough-owned facility
- BULK ITEM: defined as large items of solid waste requiring special handling, including but not limited to, large household appliances, furniture, carpet, dehumidifiers, water heaters, air conditioners, microwaves, small amounts of residential construction debris, mattresses, gas or charcoal grills, etc.
- Bulk items DO NOT include automobiles or parts and tires, yard waste, grass clippings, brush or tree trimmings, petroleum/chemical or other commercial/industrial or household waste, paint, propane tanks, E-Waste and recyclables. The contractor shall be responsible for the disposal of accepted Freon-containing bulk items.
- Click here for a 2026 Calendar for your updated Monthly Bulk Pick-ups.
To Schedule a bulk pick-up through Waste Management: please call the Borough Office for Scheduling
Please click here to watch the November 9, 2021. meeting for the new Borough Council’s Awarded Trash and Recycling contract.
Please click here to watch the October 12, 2021. meeting for the Borough Council’s Opening, Reviewing, and Bid Consideration for the new Trash and Recycling services.
Please click here to watch the September 14, 2021. meeting where the Borough Council approved the Advertising for Bids for the Single Trash Hauler
Please click here for 2021 Meeting Minutes.
Please click here for 2021 Meeting Agendas.
2026 Trash Bills will be sent out and paid through Keystone Collections.
Please refer to our list of frequently asked questions below. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Borough at New Britain Borough Administration Office at (215) 348-4586.
Additional information regarding commercial trash collection and recycling guidelines can be found towards the bottom of the page.
Who is affected by this?
All single-family residences and 2–4-unit residential housing structures in New Britain Borough. The only residential communities currently exempt from this are the Carousel Pointe Condominiums, Forest Park Townhomes, and the New Britain Mews. Commercial properties in the Borough are not affected.
Please see Ordinance 396 Establishing a Single Trash Hauler for New Britain Borough
You, the taxpayers, have invested in rebuilding and repairing local Borough-owned roads, with more than $1 million in roadwork planned from 2018 to 2020. Garbage trucks are particularly hard on roads due to their weight distribution. Allowing only a single residential trash hauler lengthens the lifetime of our roads, saves you money on taxes and garbage service, and decreases noise and air pollution. In addition, this contract locks in a price rate for trash service that is currently lower than those offered in the current private collection system.
Waste Management
Trash and recycling are picked up once a week, each Wednesday.
On any given week, if an observed holiday falls on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the Borough’s trash pick-up day is moved to the Thursday of that week. If an observed holiday falls on a Thursday or Friday of any given week, then the Borough’s trash service is not affected and remains on Wednesday for that week.
The following holidays are observed by Waste Management:
New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Waste Management at 800-869-5566., and be sure to mention you are a New Britain Borough resident.
Recycling is collected in single-stream fashion. Please rinse containers prior to placing in recycling bin.
The following (clean) items will be accepted for recycling: aluminum cans, glass bottles & jars, plastics #1-7, junk mail, phone books, cardboard, paperboard boxes.
The following items are not accepted for recycling: window glass, mirrors, plastic grocery bags, styrofoam of any kind, ceramics, pizza boxes, or shredded paper.
For a complete list of acceptable items, including bulk items included in the contract at no separate cost, please click here.
- Trash & Recycling Pickup: For 2022-2026, once per week pickup of trash and recycling each in a 96-gallon container, and one bulk item (call Waste Management to arrange a pick-up), and up to 90 gallons of yard waste (approximately 3 bags)
- Additional Trash: An additional 96-gallon trash container is available upon request at no additional cost. You can use this additional container for trash or yard waste.
- Extra Bulk: Any additional bulk items, per resident, will be billed at $25.00.
Residents will NO LONGER receive a bill from Waste Management or in your taxes. Bills will be paid through Keystone Collections Group.
Yes, in many communities across the country trash pickup is considered a public utility. Chalfont Borough, which borders New Britain Borough, has a similar contract and operates in this way.
Please see Ordinance 396 Establishing a Single Trash Hauler for New Britain Borough
Please feel free to call the Administration Office to share your concerns. If the problem is not resolved, the Borough will be monitoring Waste Management’s performance during this contracted period and will be in constant contact with their office. Enforceable standards are included in the contract, and a performance bond has been required. We have high expectations for Waste Management’s service and will do our best to ensure that standards are met and proper service is being delivered.
The Borough is mandated by state law to assure that solid waste is removed frequently enough from where it’s generated to protect public health. That same law authorizes the Borough to contract with a waste removal company to collect and bill for waste removal from residences within its jurisdiction.
Please see Ordinance 396 Establishing a Single Trash Hauler for New Britain Borough
Commercial Trash Collection
New Britain Borough businesses must contract directly with licensed commercial haulers for trash removal as there is no Borough-provided commercial trash service. Businesses are also required to have recycling service per local Borough Ordinance. Listed below are commercial haulers who are licensed to collect trash/recycling.
2021 Approved Commercial Haulers (listed alphabetically)
- Republic Trash Services
- Waste Management
Recycling
PA State Law and Local Ordinance requires all residents and establishments to recycle the following: aluminum cans, office paper, and corrugated cardboard. If you need help setting up a recycling program, please contact your waste hauler or property manager.
For more information on what can and cannot be recycled, as well as how to recycle different items, please use the following links below. You can also direct questions to the PA DEP Recycling Hotline at (800) 346-4242 or the Bucks County Planning Commission (for disposal suggestions) at (215) 345-3400.
Bucks County Recycling Programs
For more information go to the Bucks County Website
