Free Technology Items Recycling at Staples stores through June 3, 2023!
*******2023 EXETER BOROUGH RECYCLING*********
CONTACT INFO
- Refuse/Garbage/Recycling Questions (570-654-3001, ext. 2)
RECYLCING ITEMS *ACCEPTED* – Recycling placed in plastic bags will not be picked up
- Aluminum and Glass – Beverage and Food Cans/Jars/ Bottles – Rinsed Clean
- Plastic Beverage/Food Bottles – Plastic #1 and #2 only – Rinsed Clean
- Newspaper, Magazine, Junk Mail, & Office Paper – no shredded paper allowed
- Cardboard – flatten and remove all Styrofoam, which is not recyclable. Separate cardboard from commingled
ITEMS *NOT ACCEPTED* FOR RECYCLING
- Styrofoam – Bubble Wrap – Packing Peanuts – Shredded Paper – Paper Towels/Dishes – Food – Animal Waste
- Appliances – Electronics – Wires – Light Bulbs – Batteries – Ceramics – Dishes – Pyrex – Mirrors – Window Glass
- Hazardous Material Containers – Needles – Syringes – Metal
- Plastics #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
- Pizza Boxes – due to grease and residue. Cardboard must be clean to be recyclable.
- Plastic Bags – recycle at local grocery store
YARD WASTE (Thursdays – April 13, 2023, through November 30, 2023 – no exceptions)
- Place grass clippings and shrubbery in open containers weighing no more than thirty pounds – do not put in bags
- Tree branches, limbs, trimmings; not to exceed 3’ length or 1.5” diameter – tie and bundle or will not be picked up
YARD WASTE ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
- No full trees accepted
- No yard waste from landscaping companies
LEAVES (Thursdays – October 26, 2023, until December 14, 2023 (no collection Thursday, November 23, 2023)
- Place leaves on tree lawn, sidewalks, or grass. Do not block sewer drains in street.
CHRISTMAS TREES (First 3 Thursdays in January: January 5, 2023; January 12, 2023; January 19, 2023)
PICKUP EXCEPTIONS – Collection will be on Tuesday not Monday for all federal holidays
OTHER RECYCLABLE ITEMS AND WHERE TO RECYCLE
- Antifreeze, Lead-Acid Batteries, Oil Kost Tire, 1801 Wyoming Ave, 570-693-4442
- Auto Tires, $3 fee per tire Kost Tire, 1801 Wyoming Ave, 570-693-4442
- Gasoline, Mercury Light Bulbs (tubes) Lowe’s or Home Depot, please call first to verify
- Small Electronics (no TVs) Best Buy, check their website for what they accept in our area
- Tube/Flat Screen TVs Salvation Army on Sans Souci Parkway – bring to truck in parking lot
FREE RECYCLING EVENTS
- On-site Paper Shredding Events – May 27, 2023 from 9-11 am at the Borough Building
- Parking Lot next to Ambulance Hall (1901 Wyoming Ave) across from Borough Building, on Lincoln St
- Free Tire Collection – Year 2023 date and location will post to our website when announced