Garbage & recycling across Delaware
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
21 of 57 municipalities in Delaware have an adopted ordinance on garbage & recycling on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte Town |
Resolution 2016-03 — Trash Service (Revised)
adopted 2016-07-11 |
sorting required: False · container or bag limit: one trash receptacle, one recycling receptacle and one yard waste container · accepted or banned: Yard waste can be included in the service but not combined in either trash or recycling containers | 2026-06-05 |
| Bridgeville Town |
Ordinance 1-2000: Garbage and Refuse Collection | accepted or banned: Garbage: wastes from food. Refuse: Combustible trash, Noncombustible trash, Street rubbish. · fee: monthly garbage and refuse collection fee... separate line item on the water/sewer bills... penalty of one and five tenths percent (1.5%) per month | 2026-06-05 |
| Camden Town |
Ordinance 2008-O-13: Solid Waste | collection schedule: Household trash will be removed on Friday of each week and recycling is Tuesday of each week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Trash containers must not be larger than 96 gallon capacity; using the 65 gallon container with the gray lid | 2026-06-05 |
| Cheswold Town |
Ordinance 02-15-13-040: Garbage, Trash and Rubbish | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: must not be larger than 96 gallons · accepted or banned: Newspapers, Magazines, Paper, Cardboard, Narrow-Neck Plastic Bottles, Glass Bottles/Jars, Metal Cans | 2026-06-05 |
| Delmar Town |
Municipal Waste Collection Policy — Town of Delmar | collection schedule: Delmar, Delaware residents on Tuesday and Delmar, Maryland residents on Thursdays. One time per week. · container or bag limit: not more than thirty-five (35) gallons and a gross weight not to exceed fifty (50) pounds. durable plastic bags. bundles not more than two feet thick. · accepted or banned: yard refuse such as leaves and trimmings. Furniture, appliances, tires and other bulk items | 2026-06-05 |
| Dewey Beach Town |
Chapter 153: Solid Waste — Town of Dewey Beach Code | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Dover City |
Ordinance #2022-13 – Amending Chapter 90 – Solid Waste, Section 90-2 (Unlawful Deposits)
adopted 2022-10-10 |
accepted or banned: Yard waste may not be comingled with trash, garbage or any other non-yard waste material. | 2026-06-05 |
| Felton Town |
Article III, Title 2 – Ordinance Concerning the Handling and Disposition of Garbage, Trash and Rubbish and the Fees Therefore | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Containers max 32 gallons; bundles max 50 lbs or 4 feet · accepted or banned: Food matter banned in trash containers; loose paper bags prohibited on curb | 2026-06-05 |
| Frederica Town |
Ordinance 22-10 - Solid Waste Collection
+1 more |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Greenwood Town |
Ordinance No. C-9-C — An Ordinance Repealing Existing Regulations Pertaining to Garbage and Refuse Collection and Adopting New Regulations Governing Garbage and Recyclables Collections for the Town of Greenwood
adopted 2020-12-09 |
sorting required: True · container or bag limit: One 95-gallon rigid container each for garbage and recyclables; total containers and bags per pickup not to exceed five (5) without Town Manager permission · accepted or banned: Non-collectibles banned: electronics, Styrofoam, hazardous materials, batteries, tires, construction debris; yard waste excluded; recyclables include plastics, glass, metals, paper | 2026-06-05 |
| Harrington City |
Code of the City of Harrington § 305-8 — Solid Waste / Garbage Collection | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Laurel Town |
Town of Laurel Chapter 136 — Solid Waste (Ord. No. 730)
adopted 1979-09-17 |
container or bag limit: No such container shall have a capacity of more than thirty-five (35) pounds. · accepted or banned: refuse shall not include earth and waste from building operations, nor industrial processes waste, food processing waste, boiler-house cinders, lumber, scraps and shavings. · fee: The fees shall be paid bimonthly in advance. | 2026-06-05 |
| Lewes City |
Chapter 106: Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse — City of Lewes, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Middletown Town |
Chapter 142: Solid Waste — Town of Middletown, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Milford City |
Solid Waste Rules and Regulations — City of Milford, DE | collection schedule: Weekly; Recycling collected on same day as trash · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: City-provided container required; Personal containers prohibited | 2026-06-05 |
| Millsboro Town |
Chapter 170: Solid Waste — Town of Millsboro, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Milton Town |
Solid Waste (Town of Milton code chapter) | — | 2026-06-05 |
| New Castle City |
Chapter 204: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Newark City |
Chapter 16 – Garbage, Refuse and Weeds | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Rehoboth Beach City |
Chapter 227: Solid Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Wyoming Town |
Ordinance #15-11 — Trash Ordinance
+2 more |
fee: included within the annual budget expenses for the Town, to be levied and collected as part of the real property tax assessment · accepted or banned: Unlawful to deposit yard waste in or upon the public right-of-way | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for garbage & recycling
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (30) — Arden, Ardentown, Bethany Beach, Blades, Bowers, Clayton, Dagsboro, Delaware City, Ellendale, Elsmere, Fenwick Island, Georgetown, Hartly, Henlopen Acres, Houston, Kenton, Little Creek, Magnolia, Millville, Newport, Ocean View, Odessa, Seaford, Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, Smyrna, South Bethany, Townsend, Viola, Wilmington.
No ordinances published online (1, verified negatives) — Farmington.
Unconfirmed (5, leads but nothing verified) — Ardencroft, Bethel, Frankford, Leipsic, Woodside.