The counties contract with a private firm to accept, consolidate, package, transport, and properly recycle, process or dispose of household hazardous waste, excluding computers and related equipment, televisions, and small appliances.
The Covered Device Recycling Act (CDRA, House Bill 708), Act 108 of 2010, requires manufacturers to provide recycling programs for desktop computers, laptop computers, computer monitors, computer peripherals and televisions sold to consumers in Pennsylvania beginning in January 2012.
Chapter 223, Article III, Section 223-25C of the Code of the Borough of New Hope establishes regulations for the accumulation, storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste.
New Hope Borough residents and businesses contract directly with haulers for solid waste collection and disposal services and the collection of recyclables.