Upper Perkiomen Valley Electronic Recycling Saturday, July 22nd
9am-12pm
1124 Church Rd, East Greenville
Our Customer Service team hours are:
Each residential unit is allocated one 96-gallon toter for waste which should be set out between 6 p.m. and midnight on Tuesday evening.
Contact our Borough Department by 12 noon on Monday to schedule.
For our employees’ safety:
Contact our Borough Department by 12 noon on Monday to schedule:
Newspapers and office paper can also be recycled at the paper retriever bins located at the police station on Colonial Drive.
All bottles and containers must be rinsed clean and dry.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Shredded paper cannot be recycle. It clogs the recycling sorting line.
If paper is soiled or wet, compost or trash it.
Must be broken down.
If cardboard is soiled, compost or trash it.
Make sure containers are rinsed out and completely empty to avoid contamination.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Make sure glass containers are rinsed out and completely empty to avoid contamination.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Plastic bags are not accepted as part of curbside recycling programs – they get tangled in equipment and threaten worker safety.
Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores.
Plastic wrap, bubble wrap, sandwich bags and freezer bags should not go in the recycle bin.
Reuse whenever possible for presents, moving, or storage of similar items, or look for local options to recycle.
Flexible packaging like chip bags and juice or soup pouches cannot be recycled in curbside programs.
This type of packaging is made from multiple materials preventing it from being recycled.
Food and yard was cannot be recycled through our curbside program.
Compost or utilize UMT’s yard waste program.
Polystyrene foam, plastic “to-go” containers and cups are made of non-recyclable materials, and are not acceptable in the curbside recycling program.
Packing peanuts aren’t recyclable either, however some shipping stores will take peanuts back for reuse.
Branch chipping is performed April through October, on the first and third weeks of the month. Tuesday is the preferred collection day at this time, but that may change due to weather or scheduling conflicts.
Please follow the below guidelines:
Christmas trees are chipped each week in January.
Yes, please utilize the provided Whitetail trash and recycling toter.
An additional trash toter can be paid for directly through Whitetail.
If you have anything unusual like construction material, paint cans, or appliances, please contact us first – we may be able to help make these items disappear for you!