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The Public Works Department operates its own trash and recycling collection program. This department also maintains the park system and bike path, and maintains borough owned streets and properties.
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Trash is collected by the Perkasie Borough workers using trash trucks and special recycling trucks. The recycling program began in 1988 and has served as a model program nationwide. It is mandatory for residents to recycle with a system of Perkasie Borough bags. |
Trash bags are bought at a variety of local stores for $1.35 for small bags and $2.35 for large bags. Anything a resident does not recycle will cost them money to dispose of in the borough trash bags.
| Curb side pick up of trash and recycling occurs once per week. A schedule can be picked up at Borough Hall or found at the Perkasie Borough Web Site (http://www.perkasieborough.org). |  |
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Special schedules are followed for yard waste, leaf collection, Christmas tree collection, and brush and shrubbery clippings. |
| A large recycling center located behind the Perkasie Borough hall receives newspaper and flattened cardboard, glass (clear, brown, and green), #1 plastics, and aluminum and steel cans. Weekly curb-side pick-up of recyclable items includes glass (green, brown, and clear) and aluminum cans. |
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Bulk trash is picked up once a month. Large bulky items such as furniture and non-motorized house appliances are collected from residential customers at no charge. A $10 fee is charged for the collection of specific bulk items.
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| Recycling center behind Perkasie Borough Hall on Ninth Street | Loading equipment and trucks used by municipal employees for recycling |
