Hartley Avenue Recycling Drop-Off Center
This facility is located at 3600 Hartley Ave. - West of Greenwood Ave. The facility takes the same items recycled curbside. The center accepts yard waste and scrap metal (washers, dryers, hot water heaters, bicycles, microwaves, BBQ grill-gas and/or charcoal removed, lawnmowers-oil and gas removed) and various other metal items. Cardboard does not have to be flattened and paper and newspaper does not have to be bundled. This center also accepts recyclables from commercial and business facilities.
The center will accept three (3) 3 ft x 3ft bundles, 3 garbage cans or 3 bags of yard waste. There is no restriction on the weight as long as the person bringing the yard waste to the center can safely lift the bundle or container into the yard waste dumpster. Bags will need to be emptied into the yard waste dumpster and then disposed of by the resident. Limbs over 3 inches in diameter, grass clippings, stumps or finished wood products are not allowed. No trailer loads are permitted and should be brought to the Berks Street Yard Waste Center. Only Palmer Township residents can bring yard waste to the center.
The facility operates under the following schedule:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday - 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Holiday Schedule for the recycling center will be as follows:
The center will be closed the following holidays:
Monday, January 1
Monday, January 15
Monday, February 19
Friday, March 29
Sunday, March 31
Monday, May 27
Wednesday, June 19
Monday, September 2
Monday, October 14
Monday, November 11
Friday, November 29
Wednesday, December 25
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
If you have any questions please call (610) 559-8156.
For the safety of the attendants, residents using the recycling center and the township employees, the SPEED LIMIT OF 5 MPH must be adhered to from the time you enter the center gate until you leave the property.
