Borough Recycling Information
- Recycling for the entire borough is on Wednesdays.
- Leaf Recycling starts in the Fall. See Calendar for leaf pickup days in your precinct.
How do I Recycle….
How do I know if it is Recyclable?
- Aluminum- All aluminum
- Bimetallic Cans-Soup, tuna, and cat food cans
- Glass- Glass containers (clear, amber or brown, and green).
- Paper-Newsprint, office paper, junk mail, catalogs, magazines, cardstock, construction paper.
Bundle with twine or place in paper bags
- Cardboard- Shipping boxes, clean food preparation boxes such as cereal, crackers and packing cardboard.
- Plastic- Plastics #1 & #2- HPDE #1 and #2, PET #1 and #2.
- Plastics #3 thru #7- food containers are accepted in some municipalities.
**Plastic Bags are not accepted
Recycling Paper: Drop-Off Locations
Interboro High School
1600 Amosland Road
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Kindergarten Academy
900 Washington Avenue
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Prospect Park Elementary School
Pennsylvania & 9th Avenues
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Other Recycling Paper Drop Off Locations: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/RecyclingDisposal/Pages/default.aspx
Freon Items: Removal & Disposal for a FEE locations of:
H & R Trucking and Environmental Services
Woodlyn, PA 19094
Contact: 610-833-2836
Company will come to the home or business to remove the Freon and properly dispose of the item.
Recycle Metals Corporation
407 Alan Wood Road
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Contact:610-828-5553
Edwards Landscaping
Clean outs and Scrap Removal
Contact: 610-329-9776
Safe Disposal
4301 N. Delaware Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19137
Contact:215-268-7500
The Barn – Ridley Park
Contact: 610-513-9854
HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) COLLECTION EVENTS
Emergency Services Training Center
1700 Calcon Hook Road
Darby, PA 19079
Upper Chichester Municipal Building
8500 Furey Road
Upper Chichester, PA 19061
Penn State University
Brandywine Campus
25 Yearsely Mill Road (Rte. #352)
Media, PA 19061
Rose Tree Park
1671 N. Providence Road (Route #252)
Media (Upper Providence Twp), PA 19063
RECYCLING TV’S
*Community Action Agency of Delaware County*
Call 610-874-8451 you can call to schedule a pick up or drop off.
*Salvation Army will take all TV’s. Prefers that they are working.*
Address: 66 Chester Pike Collingdale, PA 19023
Phone number: 610-461-9102
The Barn – For Pick up o