*EXETER BOROUGH RECYCLING*
RECYCLING ITEMS *ACCEPTED*
- Aluminum cans – Rinsed Clean
- Plastic #1 #2 only – beverage/food bottles – Rinsed Clean
- Newspaper, Magazine, Junk Mail, & Office Paper – No shredded paper allowed.
- Cardboard – flatten and remove all Styrofoam. Separate cardboard from commingled.
RECYCLING ITEMS *NOT ACCEPTED*
- NO PIZZA BOXES – due to grease and residue. Box TOPS ok if clean.
- NO Styrofoam – Bubble Wrap, Packing Peanuts, Shredded Paper, Paper Towels/Dishes, Food, Animal Waste
- NO Appliances: Electronics, Wires, Light Bulbs, Batteries, Ceramics, Dishes, Pyrex, Mirrors, Window Glass
- NO Hazardous Material Containers: Needles – Syringes – Metal
- NO Plastics #3 #4 #5 #6 #7.
- NO Plastic Bags – recycle at local grocery store
YARD WASTE
- THURSDAYS – April 3 to December 4, 2025. No exceptions.
- Place grass clippings and shrubbery in open containers weighing no more than 30 pounds. DO NOT put in bags.
- Tree branches, limbs, trimmings, not to exceed 3’ length or 1.5” diameter – TIE & BUNDLE or will not be picked up
YARD WASTE ITEMS *NOT ACCEPTED*
- No full trees accepted
- No yard waste from landscaping companies
LEAVES
- THURSDAYS -Last Collection date December 4, 2025.
- No collection on Thanksgiving 11/27/2025.
- Place leaves on tree lawn, sidewalks, or grass. Do not block sewer drains in street.
CHRISTMAS TREES – First 3 Thursdays in January: Jan 2nd, 9th & 16th, 2025.
PICKUP EXCEPTIONS – Recycling is Tuesday (not Mon.) on MLK Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day AND when Jan 1, July 4, Christmas Day, and Veterans’ Day fall on Mondays.
FREE RECYCLING EVENTS
- Paper Shredding Events – August 30, 2025, 9am to 12 Noon, Exeter Borough Building.
- Luzerne County E-Recycling: October 2025, date TBD, Forty Fort Soccer Fields.
Ordinance #2 of 2024 (Current TRASH STICKER PRICES)