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Recycling & Trash

RED HILL TRASH & RECYCLING GUIDELINES

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK ON THE SUBJECT BELOW

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION

COMPUTER RECYCLING

CURBSIDE TRASH COLLECTION

HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING

LEAF COLLECTION

PAPER RECYCLING

RED HILL RECYCLE CENTER

TRASH COLLECTION

Trash pick up is on Wednesday in Red Hill Borough.

Please put your trash out Tuesday evening for pick-up on Wednesday starting at 7 a.m.

If a holiday occurs on Wednesday, trash will be picked up on Thursday.

Red Hill Borough charges a yearly per unit fee of $100.00

Trash bills are printed on the property taxes that are mailed out on March 1 st.
(You will not receive a separate invoice for trash.) Fee is due when you pay your taxes.

Red Hill residents must use Red Hill trash bags at a cost of $1.00 each or trash will not be picked up.

WHERE TO PURCHASE TRASH BAGS	HOW TO USE TRASH BAGS
Red Hill Borough Hall - 56 West Fourth Street	Put trash directly into bag
Redners Warehouse Market - East Sixth Street	Line trash can with bag
Harleysville National Bank - Fourth & Main Streets	Lay a bag on top of trash before putting lid on can
Upper Perkiomen Library - Main Streets	DO NOT tie bag to trash can
	Bags are to weigh no more than 45 lbs or they will not be picked up
	Four trash bags per unit are permitted each week plus one bulk item

BULK ITEMS

You may attach a Red Hill trash bag to one bulk item per week. The following items will not be picked up large appliances, tires, washers, auto batteries or items with Freon. To inquire about removal of these items call J. P. Mascaro & Sons 1-800-344-3403.

RED HILL RECYCLE CENTER

The borough of Red Hill Recycle Center is open to the public 24 hours per day, seven days a week. The Recycle center is located next to the Red Hill Borough Hall at Fourth Street and Graber Alley. Enter from Graber Alley.

WHAT YOU CAN RECYCLE

ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS	GLASS (clear, green & brown)	PLASTICS
Rinse out can	Food & beverage containers
Laundry, Milk, Soda & Water containers
Cans may be crushed	Rinse out container
Neck must be smaller than body
Labels may be left on	Labels may be left on
Must have recycling symbol
	Remove lid
Numbers 1 & 2 only
CFL LIGHT BULBS & CELL PHONES	NO BROKEN GLASS
Remove lids/caps
Monday thru Friday		Rinse out container
7 am to noon		Labels may be left on
		Containers may be crushed

WHAT YOU CANNOT RECYCLE

Aerosol spray cans	Ceramics	Light Bulbs (except CFL)
Auto Glass	Dishes
Mirrors
Cardboard	Drinking Glasses
Paint cans
Car head lights	Glass Tile
Tin
	Glass wall blocks
Window glass

PAPER RECYCLING

TYPES OF PAPER TO RECYCLE

TYPES OF PAPER THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED

Catalogs

Cereal Boxes

Colored paper

Cardboard

Copy paper

Chipboard

Envelopes

Food cartons

FAX paper

Milk cartons

Folders

Phone books

Junk mail

Soda cartons

Magazines

Anything from the bathroom

Newspapers

Anything from the kitchen

HAZARDOUS WASTE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

The first 2009 Montgomery County Household Hazardous Waste & Computer Collection will take place on April 11, 2009 at Upper Perkiomen High School, 2 Walt Road, Pennsburg. For other dates, locations, a list of what can be dropped off and how to transport hazardous materials click here www.wsaemc.org

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION

The Borough maintains an area adjacent to the Borough Maintenance Building where Christmas trees can be dumped during certain days in January. These dates will be posted in December on the borough home page under events and notices. Other dumping will be subject to $1,000.00 fine.

LEAF COLLECTION

Each year, usually starting in October, the borough allows residents to dump their leaves in the leaf pile adjacent to the Borough Maintenance Building. These dates will be posted in September on the borough home page under events and notices. Other dumping will be subject to $1,000.00 fine.