Waste Disposal and Recycling
Services Provided by Waste Industries
*Please Note: Trash & Water bills every three months (quarterly)
Trash:
- Pickup: Every Monday
- Contact Zoning Compliance Officer -Bob McDevitt Phone: 302-335-1039
or email: b.mcdevitt@bowersde.gov for your own trash and recycle can.
General Recycling:
- Pickup: Every other Monday
- The Town will furnish the recycle bin (see above for contact information).
Acceptable Recyclable materials:
- Newspapers
- Junk mail
- Paperback books
- Box board (cereal boxes)
- Aseptic containers & cartons
- Corrugated cardboard
- Telephone books
- Office paper
- Rigid plastic
- Yogurt & butter containers
- Plastic bottles/jugs
- Glass bottles/jars
- Aluminum & steel/tin Cans
Not Acceptable Recyclable Materials:
- Styrofoam
- Motor oil containers
- Chemical containers
- Ceramic of dishes
- Light bulbs
- Window glass and mirrors
- Yard waste
- Food waste
- Televisions and computers
- Monitors
Used OIL Recycling
Check out the brochures below according to your county. Great information regarding where to dispose of your used oil.
- Kent_Co_Brochure
- New Castle_Brochure
- Sussex_Co_Brochure
- Download a printable PDF of Delaware Solid Waste Authority – DSWA’s 2016 Collection Event schedule and acceptable materials list.
More useful recycling links and downloads
- You can read more about the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
- DelDOT’s Stormwater Quality Program – Click here
- DelDOT’s “Working to Protect Delawares Waterways” brochure
