Curbside Pick Up | Recycle Center | Leaf & Christmas Tree Collection
Curbside Pick Up
In order for your trash to be collected:
Put trash directly in a Red Hill trash bag or
Line the trash can with a Red Hill trash bag
Your trash will NOT be collected if:
- A bag is tied to the handle of a can
- A bag is draped over the handle of a can
- A bag is laid on top of a can
- A bag is laid on top of the trash
Trash may be put out after noon on the day preceding trash collection.
Trash cans must be removed by noon on the day following trash collection.
Bags are to weigh no more than 45 lbs.
Four trash bags per unit are permitted each week plus one bulk item.
If Wednesday is a holiday, trash will be collected on Thursday.
Bulk Items – A Red Hill trash bag must be attached to all bulk items. To inquire about removal of bulk items, call J. P. Mascaro & Sons at 1.800.334.3403. Please note that due to a PA Department of Environmental Protection mandate, effective January 24, 2013, J.P. Mascaro & Sons will no longer be picking up the following items:
Computers both desk tops and laptops, Computer Monitors, Computer Peripherals and Televisions. Any of these items left curbside will not be picked up. For additional information on the PA Department of Environmental Protection mandate click here
Red Hill Borough charges a yearly per unit fee of $100.00.
Trash bills are printed on the property tax bills that are mailed out in the beginning of March. You will not receive a separate invoice for trash. The fee is due when you pay your taxes.
Red Hill Trash Bags cost $1.00 each and must be used for trash collection, they can be purchased at:
- Red Hill Borough Hall – 56 West Fourth Street, Red Hill
- Redners Warehouse Market – East Sixth Street, Red Hill
- First Niagara Bank – Fourth & Main Streets, Red Hill
- Seven Eleven – 738 Main Street, Pennsburg
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 West Fourth Street and Graber Alley. Enter from Graber Alley.
RED HILL RECEIVES A 2012 WASTE WATCHERS AWARD
The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP), Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association (PWIA) has recognized The Borough of Red Hill recycling program as one of Pennsylvania’s most outstanding recycling programs/projects.
The Waste Watcher awards are given to recycling, waste reduction, reuse and composting programs in Pennsylvania that have exhibited exemplary performance. This year 100 plus municipalities, counties, private businesses, individuals and community organizations from throughout Pennsylvania are being recognized for going above and beyond what is mandated under Act 101 for their communities or programs.
Act 101 – the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act –has helped generate significant economic and environmental benefits for over 20 year now. Recycling has become a billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania. With each passing year, there is a steady increase in the amount of collected recyclables and the number of jobs created by the industry. Recycling has saved precious resources and energy, limited greenhouse emissions and other air and water pollutants. This growth and success is the result of a serious commitment to recycling by individuals, businesses, government and the recycling industry like these award winners.
What You Can Recycle
Aluminum Beverage Cans
- Rinse out can
- Cans may be crushed
Glass (clear, green & brown)
- Food & beverage containers
- Rinse out container
- Neck must be smaller than body
- Labels may be left on
- Remove lids/caps
- NO BROKEN GLASS
Plastics
- Laundry, milk, soda & water containers
- Must have recycling symbol
- Numbers 1 & 2 only
- Rinse out container
- Labels may be left on
- Remove lid
- Containers may be crushed
CFL Light Bulbs & Cell Phones
- Monday through Friday
- 7 am to Noon
CARDBOARD IS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE RED HILL BOROUGH RECYCLING CENTER BUT IS ACCEPTED AT THE PENNSBURG BOROUGH RECYCLING CENTER between 8 am and noon on the First Saturday of the month. The center is located behind the Pennsburg Borough Civic Building, 76 W. 6th Street, Pennsburg
What You Cannot Recycle
Aerosol spray cans
Auto glass
Mirrors
Cardboard
Paint cans
Car headlights
Tin
Window glass
Ceramics
Dishes
Drinking glasses
Glass tile
Glass wall blocks
Light bulbs (except CFL)
What Paper You Can Recycle
Catalogs
Colored paper
Copy paper
Envelopes
Fax paper
Folders
Junk mail
Magazines
Newspapers
What Paper You Cannot Recycle
Cereal boxes
Cardboard
Chipboard
Food cartons
Milk cartons
Phone books
Soda cartons
Anything from the bathroom
Anything from the kitchen
Hazardous Waste & Computer Equipment Collections
Montgomery County Household Hazardous Waste & Computer Collection dates are now available. Click here for more information.
Put Litter Where it Belongs
Be a solution to water pollution. For more information on how you help to prevent water pollution, click here.
Leaf & Christmas Tree Collection
The Borough maintains a collection site for leaves next to the Red Hill Maintenance building. Loose leaves (NO BAGS) may be dropped off between October 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012. No shrubs, trees, branches or grass clippings will be accepted. Any other dumping will be subject to a $1,000 fine.
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. Other dumping will be subject to $1,000.00 fine.