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| RECYCLING REMINDER: We want to remind residents that all recycling must be placed loose in your recycling container — do not bag your recyclables.
While this rule has always been in place, enforcement is now being tightened. The Recycling Center is no longer accepting bagged recyclables because plastic bags make it difficult and unsafe for workers to properly sort materials. If your recycling is placed in plastic bags, it will not be accepted and may be collected with regular trash instead. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in keeping our recycling program running smoothly and efficiently! Thank you for helping us protect the environment and support our recycling partners. |
The Borough of Quakertown provides weekly curbside solid waste and recycling collection for residential customers within Borough limits. Owners of multi-family properties with 4 or more residential units are responsible for contracting with a private licensed hauler or applying to the Dumpster Service through the Borough of Quakertown. The owner must provide both trash and recycling services.
QUICK LINKS
2026 SANITATION CALENDARDownload the 2026 sanitation calendar now to stay organized with key dates for Bulk Trash Collection, Yard Waste Pickups, Drop-Offs, and holiday pickups! Click here to download! |
CAN SPECIFICATIONS
- No more than three (3) containers are permitted per collection for regular service and one (1) 32-gallon can for senior service residents. Regular service customers are permitted to have containers up to 55-gallons each as long as they meet all other container specifications.
- However, one (1) of containers placed at the pickup location must be the Borough provided cart
- Trash/Recycling shall not weigh more than 40 pounds each
- Containers may have wheels as long as the can meets all other specifications.
- Containers must be covered with a lid at the time of collection – hinged or removable lids are required
- Recycling can(s) should be labeled with recycling symbol.
- Recycling stickers can be picked up at Borough Hall free of charge
- Place containers in an area that is easily accessible and within 3 feet from the curb or edge of the road.
- Containers are to be placed at your curbside no sooner than 6:00pm the day before and no later than 6:00am on your pick-up day. If cans are not placed outside during those hours and your waste was not collect, the Sanitation Department will not come back to pick-up.
BILLING
All residents will be billed directly through the Borough of Quakertown. Solid waste and recycling rates will now be visible on your monthly utility bills.
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING ROUTE
If a holiday is within your scheduled collection week then your solid waste and recycling collection will take place one day late. For instance, when a holiday falls on a Monday, collection that week will occur Tuesday through Saturday versus Monday through Friday.
2026 OBSERVED HOLIDAYS:
| New Years (2026) - No collection Jan. 1 | President's Day - No changes to the schedule |
| Good Friday/Easter - No changes to the schedule |
Memorial Day - No collection May 25 |
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Labor Day - No collection Sept. 7 |
| Thanksgiving - No collection Nov. 26 | Christmas - No collection Dec. 25 |
| New Years (2027) -No collection Jan. 1 |
QUESTIONS
For questions or more information, contact the Customer Relations Department at
267-347-5009 or customercare@quakertown.org.