Public Works - Jenkintown Borough, PA

See a maintenance issue around the Borough? Please use this form to report it to the Public Works Department.

Public Works Staff

Kenneth Riggins | Public Works Foreman
Pat Smith
Raheem Cooper
Mark Fregoni

Hours

7:00 AM to 3:00 PM | Monday through Friday

Please contact the Administration Department with any inquires regarding the Public Works Department at 215.885.0700 (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Monday -Friday).

Special / Bulk Trash Collection

Special collections will take place the first and third Wednesday of every month. You can schedule a special/bulk item collection by calling 215-885-0700opens phone dialer or email kriggins@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email and provide your address, item to be collected and contact information (i.e. phone/email).

Payment can be made by mailing a check to Borough Hall at 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046, placing payment in the mail slot in the front door of Borough Hall, arranging for a porch pick up on the day of your scheduled collection or payments can be made online or by phone with a credit card, however a service fee will be applied by the card service company which may make this method less favorable.

Please contact the Borough Office NO LATER than Mondays at 3:00 PM before the pick-up date to schedule and pay for a special collection. All Special Collections must be paid for in advance. This is a non-refundable charge.

Please note that televisions are no longer collected by the Borough through the special pick-up program.

Click here for the Borough’s special collection fee schedule.opens PDF file If your item is not listed please call Borough Hall for pricing.

Street Lights

To report a Street Light Problem, contact Borough Hall at 215-885-0700 or use the Public Works Form listed above. The Public Works Dept. will make the necessary repairs.

Trash Collection

Curbside Trash

Republic Services has requested that all trash continue to be placed at the curb in tightly sealed plastic bags or tightly sealed metal or plastic containers with lids to ensure the safety of their workers.

Curbside trash collection is provided each Friday with the exception of major holidays. During the week of some major holidays, trash may be delayed ONE day until Saturday. Notice will be given. Trash shall be collected between the hours of 7:00am and 7:00pm.

All trash must be placed near the curb no later than 7:00am of the scheduled collection day. Empty trash containers must be returned to the respective property no later than 7:30pm of the same collection day.

Trash must be placed in tightly sealed metal and/or plastic containers (with lids) no larger than the 30-gallon size, or in tightly sealed plastic bags suitable for trash.

Recyclable materials, which can be co-mingled, can be placed in any receptacle clearly marked as recycle (recycling stickers are available in Borough Hall and may be placed on any large receptacle). Lidded recycling containers are encouraged to help protect the integrity of recyclables. Please do not place recyclables in plastic trash bags.

No trash container, trash bag and/or recycle bag shall exceed sixty (60) pounds in total weight. The total amount of waste collected from any single unit on any one collection day shall not exceed six (6) containers/bags.

Trash must be placed out for collection on a regular basis and not allowed to accumulate. The Borough will not collect any materials resulting from building repair, alterations, excavation, demolition and/or construction.

All curbside collection users along York Road are requested to place all trash scheduled for collection in front of your store and not at the curb. Trash placed at the curb along York Road may accidentally blow onto the highway causing litter through out the Business District. Care must be taken to avoid this from occurring.

Business trash is not to be placed in the public trash containers at any time. These containers are there to prevent litter by the pedestrians, not for businesses to dispose of their trash.

Jenkintown Borough Public Works will continue yard waste collection every Tuesday and collection from Public trash receptacles (York Road, West Ave. and Town Square) on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

If you have any concerns please call the Borough Hall office at 215-885-0700, if your concern pertains to trash please call as early in the day as possible while the Waste collectors are still present in town.

Yard Debris

Yard waste may be placed in biodegradable bags OR cans and placed near the curb on Tuesdays by 7:00 AM. The trash collection contractor does not collect yard waste.

Yard Waste consists of grass clippings, flowers, leaves, branches, etc. If branches are to be recycled, they must be cut no longer than 4 feet in length and must be bundled and tied. Do not mix trash or other recycling with yard debris.

Borough Residents can obtain Brown Bio-Degradable Bags at Borough Hall between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bags are currently five (5) for $2.00 and each resident may purchase up to twenty-five (25) bags per visit.

Recycling

Recycling is done through single-stream. This means that all recyclable items may be placed in the same container. It is important that when recycling, you ensure your recyclables are empty, clean and dry. All recyclable material is to be placed in a
designated lidded receptacle. Recycling stickers are available to residents at Borough Hall and you may place them on a lidded waste receptacle of your choice.

Collection of the commingled recycling is every Friday and must be placed curbside by 7:00 AM.

Tap on Republic Services’ Recycling Guide for more details: opens in a new windowhttps://recyclingsimplified.com/recycling-basics/

The following items may be recycled:

Newspapers/Inserts
All Books
Magazines, Catalogs, Phone Books
Office Paper, Brown Paper Bags
Junk Mail – Advertisements
Paperboard – Cereal, Shoe, Cracker Boxes, etc. (remove plastic liners and discard)
Corrugated Cardboard – Please Flatten
Soda Carton Carriers
Manila File Folders
All paper and cardboard must be clean
Aluminum (Beverage Cans)
Steel and Tin (Steel Cans, Tin Cans, Lids)
Glass (All color jars and bottles)
Plastic (#1, #2, #4, #5, and #7, plastic food and beverage containers with the opens in a new windowcaps on)

We DO NOT accept the following:

Plastic six pack holder rings
Motor oil bottles
Mirrors, ceramics, Pyrex
Drinking glasses, windows, light bulbs
Scrap metal
Styrofoam
Containers with no recycling number
Trash
Photographs
Carbon paper
PVC

We do NOT accept hazardous waste:

Paints or solvents
Pesticides
Household batteries
Propane tanks
Solvents
Auto care products
Cleaning products

opens in a new windowMontgomery County Recycling Guide: Recycling items from A – Z

The counties of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and the City of Philadelphia partner together to host approximately 30 Household Hazardous Waste events every year. Montgomery County has provided program details and Household Hazardous Waste Events in the links below.

opens in a new windowMontgomery County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

opens in a new windowHousehold Hazardous Waste Event Schedule

Links to Neighboring Counties Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Programs:

Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Household Hazardous Waste Events in Southeast PA

Please note that televisions are no longer collected by the Borough through the special pick-up program.

Click here for the Borough’s special collection fee schedule.opens PDF file If your item is not listed please call Borough Hall for pricing.

Storm Water Management

Every time it rains there is a risk of pollution to our creeks, streams and rivers. Rainfall runoff in Jenkintown drains to the Tookany Creek and the Pennypack Creek. You can help keep Jenkintown clean and healthy by participating in Storm Water Management.

What is Storm Water?

Storm water is water from precipitation, which flows across the pavement and ground when it rains or when snow and ice melt. The water seeps into the ground or drains into what we call storm water inlets. These are the drains you see at street corners or at low points on the sides of the streets. The drain water is called storm water runoff.

You should never pour any hazardous materials like cleaning supplies, paint, oil or other chemicals like automotive products (motor oil, gasoline, antifreeze or transmission fluid, etc.), household products (drain and oven cleaners, etc.) or swimming pool chemicals down a storm sewer. These items should be properly disposed. You can safely dispose these dangerous items through Montgomery County Household Hazardous Waste Program. You can reach them at 610-278-3618opens phone dialer or opens in a new windowvisit their webpage.

Leaves and other yard debris can also clog our inlets and contribute to street flooding and pollution of the storm water. You can help us keep inlets clear by:

Collecting your yard debris and place into biodegradable bags, which are picked up every Tuesday.
Reporting anyone who is dumping harmful waste into our sewer inlets or other items that may clog the inlets, which may include plastic bags. leaves or street litter to the Borough Office at 215-885-0700opens phone dialer.

Listed below are some helpful website for more information on Storm Water Management:

opens in a new windowwww.depweb.state.pa.us/watershedmgmt
opens in a new windowwww.epa.gov/owow/nps/facts
opens in a new windowwww.epa.gov/owow/nps/facts/point10.htm
opens in a new windowwww.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/
opens in a new windowhttp://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwatermonth.cfm

Listed below are some Storm Water Management flyers:

What Happens When It Rains
opens PDF file The Ins & Outs of Sewer Inletsopens PDF file