In accordance with 2020 decennial census, Brecknock Township’s population now exceeds the minimum thresholds contained in the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (ACT 101) passed by the General Assembly in 1988, and is obligated by law to implement a recycling program for its citizens.
As a result, all trash haulers in Brecknock Township must collect recyclables and submit reports to the township on a regular basis that reports where they are disposing of the recyclables.
All persons within Brecknock Township shall deliver and dispose of Household Hazardous Waste materials to the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Contact the facility for current hours of operation at: (717) 397-9968.

For a copy of the Recycling Ordinance, please visit the online Code of Ordinances at https://ecode360.com/BR1339.

House Hold Hazardous Waste includes the following materials and other materials of similar nature:
*Anti-Freeze
*Batteries
*Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
*Fluorescent light bulbs and other mercury- containing devices
*Gasoline and kerosene
*Grease and rust solvents
*Oven, toilet, and drain cleaners
*Paints, rust preventatives, stains, and wood preservatives
*Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, roach and ant killers
*Photographic and pool chemicals
*Thinners, solvents, and furniture strippers
*Transmission and brake fluids
*Used oil or other hydrocarbon-based lubricants
*Wood, metal, rug and upholstery cleaners and polishes