INFO on Recycling in your area:
INFO on Recycling in your area:
Greater
Philadelphia Area
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Altoona/State
College/Johnstown
Erie
Lancaster/York
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton
Greater
Pittsburgh Area
Greater
Harrisburg Area
Reading
Lewisburg/Williamsport
Central Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
City of Reading Recycling Information
Berks County Recycling Information
City of Reading Recycling Information
There is no curbside recycling program within the city boundaries of Reading, but a few buy-back centers are available for specific materials. Office paper and cardboard bales can be taken to Damore Brothers; aluminum cans, tin and bi-metallic cans, cardboard, office paper, ferrous and non-ferrous metals can be bought back at Goldstan Trading, Inc; and Laurel Street Recycling, Inc accepts aluminum and bi-metallic cans, scrap metal, copper, aluminum, cast iron, stainless steel, brass, auto radiators, motor blocks, and appliances for free. The exact locations and operating hours of each of these centers can be seen at www.co.berks.pa.us/berks/cwp/view.asp?a=1171&q=446771.
Berks County Recycling Information
Contact Information
Recycling Drop-off Centers
South Heidelberg Township Recycling Information
Pike and District Townships Recycling Information
City of Kutztown Recycling Information
Mr. David Varone, Recycling Coordinator
P.O. Box 520
Leesport, PA 19533
Phone: 610-378-5117
Fax: 610-478-7058
Email: hilltop@talon.net
Berks County operates on a specified once-a-month drop-off location for recyclable materials in each of its 11 townships, according to a schedule located at www.co.berks.pa.us/berks/cwp/view.asp?A=1171&Q=446722. If you cannot make it to the designated drop-off date within your township, you can bring your recyclables to the main center for recycling drop-offs, which is located within the Bern Township on Hill Top Road in Leesport. At this main recycling center, you can drop off clear, brown, green glass, aluminum and bi-metallic cans, plastic PET #1 and HDPE #2 newsprint, cardboard, phonebooks, magazines, junk mail, catalogs, office paper all grades, and paperboard every weekday from 8 am to 5 pm. For any other questions, call 610-378-5117.
The County operates an extensive buy back program for recycling, as well as numerous other drop-off centers for specific recyclable materials (such as rechargeable batteries, tires, and propane tanks), and the drop-off centers are located throughout the County. You can view the complete list of buy back recycling centers, as well as a complete listing of all Berks County drop-off recycling centers, at berksweb.com/recycle/.
South Heidelberg Township Recycling Information
Contact Information:
Sarah P. Ehrlich, Township Manager
68 North Galen Hall Road
Wernersville, PA 19565
Phone: 610-678-9652
Fax: 610-678-9411
Email: sheidtwp@fast.net
As of the 2000 census, and based on Act 101's requirements for population density, South Heidelberg Township has become a newly mandated recycling municipality. The Township has never administered a curbside trash collection and/or recyclables collection program. Spurred by their new recycling mandate, South Heidelberg intends to implement an effective recycling and waste collection program that meets Act 101 and PA DEP requirements. The Township will work to provide comprehensive and beneficial waste collection services to South Heidelberg residents. For more information, visit www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/Tech_Rpts/SHeidelberg.htm.
Pike and District Townships Recycling Information
Contact Information:
Joseph Evans, Supervisor
810 Hill Church Rd.
Boyertown, PA 19512
Phone: 610-987-9849
Fax: 610-987-0116
As of April 2003, Pike and District Townships were in the process of developing a cooperative drop-off recycling program for these two municipalities, inviting any surrounding interested municipalities to join in. Because of the rural nature of the Townships and the small population, a coordinated effort between multiple municipalities would help to reduce the cost of such a recycling program for this agricultural area. The entire proposal is available at www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/RECYCLE/Tech_Rpts/Pike.pdf. The proposal provides information on the drop-off locations within multiple municipalities of Berks County.
City of Kutztown Recycling Information
Contact Information:
Norman A. Milnes, Superintendent
Transportation, Sanitation, Grounds and Buildings
105 Railroad Street
Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone: 610-683-3202
The City of Kutztown offers curbside recycling services twice a week, depending on the particular location within the city. Items that can be picked up alongside trash at the curb are newspapers, magazines, computer paper, and cardboard; aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars; plastic soda bottles, water and milk jugs and detergent bottles. Full information for the Borough of Kutztown is available at www.kutztownboro.org/newschedules.htm.