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 WEDNESDAYS, and require you to call in at Borough Hall to purchase a sticker. The sticker costs $10.

All other BULKY WASTE is collected weekly on the same day as your trash & recycling. We will pick up one item per week, and there is no additional fee.

EFFECTIVE APRIL 7TH, BULKY WASTE COLLECTION MOVES FROM WEEKLY TO ONCE PER MONTH, during the first full week of the month, on the SAME DAY we collect your regular trash. First item is free. $20 each additional item - preschedule & prepay. APPLIANCES & METALS collected on the Wedneday of the first FULL WEEK of each month. $20 per item. Preschedule & prepay. 

Residents will be able to pre-schedule pickup and pre-pay online after March 28th. Preschedule for pickup using the dates listed below.

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.