Trash and Recycling

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