Prospect park

Prospect Park Recycles

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Sanitation Department

For the safety of our highway crews, please be mindful that a trash bin or bag may not weigh more than 50 pounds.

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our hard-working staff safe!

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

Upcoming events

20 Mar

Recycling

Wednesday
27 Mar

Recycling

Wednesday
03 Apr

Recycling

Wednesday
10 Apr

Recycling

Wednesday
17 Apr

Recycling

Wednesday
24 Apr

Recycling

Wednesday
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Quick links

Sanitation Department

For the safety of our highway crews, please be mindful that a trash bin or bag may not weigh more than 50 pounds.

We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our hard-working staff safe!