Rockledge Borough is a recycling community and we would like you to participate!
Recycling buckets are available at the Borough Office. Recycling saves Rockledge Borough $60 per ton compared to regular trash disposal.
This page outlines the programs for residents and businesses to reduce, recycle, re-use, and protect the environment.

Mondays (7:00 AM)

Paper Recycling (All paper and cardboard must be clean!)

Newspaper and Junk Mail

  • Newspaper/Inserts

  • All books (hardback books with covers)

  • Magazine, catalogs, phone books

  • Office paper

  • Brown paper bags

  • Paperboard (cereal, shoe, cracker boxes, etc. Please remove liners and place in trash.)

  • Corrugated cardboard (please flatten)

  • Six or twelve pack soda carton carriers

  • Gift wrap

  • Manilla file folders

Paper that is NOT recyclable:

  • Trash

  • Photographs

  • Carbon paper

  • Styrofoam

Yard Waste

  • Make sure bags are less than 35 lbs.

  • DO NOT place any yard waste into plastic bags

  • Bundle branches with twine or rope

  • Keep branches/limbs less than 4 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter

 

Tuesdays (7:00 AM)

Other recyclables (All recyclables must be clean!)

  • Aluminum cans

    • Beverage cans (Rinse thoroughly and crush to conserve space in your recycling bin)

  • Steel, tin cans & lids

    • Please rinse the can, put the lid in the can and then carefully squeeze close the top of the can

  • Glass containers

    • All color jars & bottles

  • #1 and #2 Plastic

    • All plastic containers, clear or colored, with a #1 or #2 on the bottom

    • Empty contents, rinse lightly, remove lid, crush container. If the lid is not #1 or #2, place it in the trash.

These items are NOT recyclable:

  • Trash

  • Scrap Metal

  • Film containers

  • Styrofoam

  • Plastic six-pack holder rings

  • Motor oil containers

  • Mirrors, ceramics, Pyrex

  • Drinking glasses, windows, or light bulbs

  • Take-out "clamshell" containers

  • Plastic vitamin or prescription bottles

  • Containers with a #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, or containers without a number

All the above material will be placed in the blue recycling containers. You can continue to use your own containers to supplement the pickup.

 

Wednesdays (7:00 AM)

Trash Pickup

  • Bulk or white goods (appliances, etc.) - Please contact BFI at 610-265-6337 to schedule a pickup, which occurs the first Wednesday of each month.

 


Hazardous waste and materials are NOT recyclable!
Click on the following ink  for dates and times of 2010 hazardous waste drop off sites in Montgomery County: 2010 Hazardous Waste Flyer
Please call 610-278-3618 for more information regarding disposal of hazardous materials. 

  • Paints

  • Pesticides

  • Household batteries

  • Propane tanks

  • Solvents

  • Auto care products

  • Cleaning products

Thank you for taking the time to recycle and MAKE ROCKLEDGE GREEN!


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