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Trash & Recycling Schedule & Fees

Perkasie Borough Public Works Department provides weekly curbside trash & recycling service for Perkasie Borough residents. The Rules & Regulations for the Trash & Recycling Program are updated and published annually.

Schedules

PAPER & CARDBOARD is collected for recycling on FRIDAYS FOR ALL RESIDENTS.

TRASH and COMINGLED RECYCLING is collected MONDAY – FRIDAY, per the published pickup routes:

APPLIANCES & METALS are collected on the WEDNESDAY of the first full working week of each month, and require you to preschedule and prepay on the Bulk Waste page of our website, or by calling in at Borough Hall. Each appliance or metail item pick up costs $20.

All other BULKY WASTE is collected once per month, during the first full working week of each month, and on the same day as your trash & recycling. There is no fee for the pickup of the first item, and residents can prepay for the pickup of additional items. 

Preschedule for pickup using the dates listed below.

BULK WEEKS (EFFECTIVE APRIL 2025)
Preschedule by 12pm, noon on : For collection on:
April 4th April 7th - 10th
May 2nd May 5th - 8th
May 30th June 2nd - 5th
July 3rd July 7th - 10th
August 1st August 4th - 7th
September 5th September 8th - 11th
October 3rd October 6th - 9th
October 31st November 3rd - 6th
December 5th December 8th - 11th

Holiday Schedules for 2025

  • GOOD FRIDAY
    Fri., April 18 (Paper & Cardboard) - Cancelled - No Paper & Cardboard Pick-Up This Week
  • MEMORIAL DAY
    Mon., May 26 (Trash & Recycling) - Rescheduled to Tues., May 27
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY
    Fri., July 4 (Paper & Cardboard) - Cancelled - No Paper & Cardboard Pick-Up This Week
  • LABOR DAY
    Mon., Sept. 1 (Trash & Recycling) - Rescheduled to Tues., Sept. 2
  • THANKSGIVING
    Thurs., Nov. 27 (Trash & Recycling) - Rescheduled to Mon., Dec. 1
    Fri., Nov. 28 (Paper & Cardboard) - Cancelled - No Paper & Cardboard Pick-Up This Week
  • CHRISTMAS
    Thurs., Dec. 25 (Trash & Recycling) - Rescheduled  to Mon., Dec 29
    Friday, Dec. 26 (Paper & Cardboard) - Cancelled - No Paper & Cardboard Pick-Up This Week
  • NEW YEAR’S DAY 2026
    Thurs, Jan. 1 (Trash & Recycling) - Rescheduled to Fri., Jan 2
    Friday, Jan. 2     (Paper & Cardboard) - Cancelled - No Paper & Cardboard Pick-Up This Week

Fees

The Borough’s waste disposal service provides curbside trash and recycling collection, curbside bulky waste and appliance collection, and curbside leaf and yard waste collection. Fees cover the costs of waste collection and responsible disposal, and the costs of operations at the Borough’s Residential Recycling Drop Off Center. 

All residential properties are billed $50 annually, in addition to the following charges for trash service. Residents may choose to use the Pay-As-You-Go or the wheeled toter.

Pay-As-You-Go bags may be purchased from Borough Hall or local grocery stores during opening hours. Bags are used instead of, or in addition to, a wheeled toter. From January 1st, 2025, bags cost $3.75 (small) or $4.75 (large).

Residents may use this Wheeled Cart Service Sign-Up Form to sign up for one or more wheeled carts. Fully complete the form then bring it to Perkasie Borough Hall during opening hours. Wheeled toters are billed quarterly. From 1st January 2025 the quarterly fee is $87.50 per can, per quarter.