The long awaited yard waste facility is ready to open!
Applications will be accepted starting Monday, December 16, 2024 and the yard waste facility will open at Dawn Wednesday, December 18, 2024. A fob is required to enter the facility. Complete the Fob & Re-Activation Application (https://penntwplanco.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Fob-Re-Activation-Application.pdf) and complete and submit it to the Township with $20.00 (cash or check made payable to Penn Township). Please allow 48 hours for key fob application processing.
Yard Waste Rules & Regulations can be found on page 2 of the application and in the 2025 Fee Schedule:
Section 27. Yard Waste Site Fees and Rules.
(a) All key fobs are active for one year. Fees are not prorated. Key fobs are for residential use only and for property owners only.
(b) $20.00 per key fob per property or to replace a damaged or lost fob.
(c) $20.00 to renew fob annually.
(d) Cash or check made payable to Penn Township.
(e) Penn Township residential property owners only.
(f) Place items in designated areas.
(g) No smoking.
(h) The use of chain saws and similar equipment is prohibited.
(i) All children under age 16 must remain in the vehicle.
(j) Skateboarding, rollerblading, bicycling or any similar activity is prohibited within the facility.
(k) Leaves, garden waste, shrubbery, and tree trimmings only.
(l) Leaves may be loose or bagged in paper bags.
(m) Tree trimmings, up to 8 inches in diameter, maximum 8 feet in length.
(n) Christmas trees must be free of all ornaments and all other decorations.
(o) No grass clippings.
(p) Nothing else allowed.
(q) Any use of the facility in violation of the rules, including but not limited to the following, will result in prosecution and loss of access:
a. Use of your key fob by someone else not living on your property.
b. Dropping any items not accepted by the facility.
c. Damage to gates, signs, walls, fences, landscaping or any other property damage.
(r) Violations of these rules are violations of Township Code of Ordinances Chapter 20, Solid Waste.
Mark Hiester, Penn Township Manager