The 2024 Schuylkill County Fall Cleanup and Recycling Event starts the day after Labor Day and runs for the first two weeks of September.
This event is an opportunity to rid yourself of scrap tires, appliances, scrap metal, and other bulky items.
The Fall Cleanup is open to any Schuylkill County residents and will be held at select locations in the area on specific dates between Sept. 3-14.
This article will cover all you need to know about this event and the locations where you can participate.
Items Accepted
The following items will be accepted for free at the drop-off locations participating in the Fall Cleanup and Recycling event:
- Non-freon bearing appliances: stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters
- Bicycles
- Barbecue grills
- Metal furniture
There is a fee for the following items:
- Tires: only automobile, light truck, and motorcycle and RV tires will be accepted. There is a fee of $2 per tire with a limit of 20 tires per load and no more than 2 loads per customer. Municipalities may also drop off tires and will be charged the fee. They’re requested to make an appointment with the host sites for large loads.
- Freon-bearing appliances: air conditioners, refrigerators, and dehumidifiers will be collected for $10 each.
- Bulky items: mattresses, box springs, rolls of carpet, doors, and windows will be collected for a fee of $10 each.
- Furniture: sofas and over-stuffed chairs will be collected for a fee of $5 per cushion.
Items Not Accepted
No electronics will be collected at any of the participating sites.
Household hazardous waste like paints, solvents, cleaners, and poisons will also be rejected.
Any questions regarding the disposal of items should be directed at Schuylkill County Office of Solid Waste and Resource Management by calling 570-628-1220.
Proof that you live in Schuylkill County is required to drop off any items at participating sites.
Here is a breakdown of the sites participating in the county’s Fall Cleanup and Recycling event, the dates and times they’ll be accepting items, and pertinent contact info for each site:
Week of September 2
C.E.S. Landfill
- Address: ¼ mile east of I-81 and Rt. 25 intersection
- Phone: (570) 695-3590
- Dates: Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City of Pottsville
- Address: City Garage, E. Railroad St.
- Phone: (570) 622-7690
- Dates: Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Ringtown Borough
- Address: W. Apple St., near drop-off recycling site
- Phone: (570) 889-3095
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
North Manheim Township
- Address: Township Building, 303 Manheim Rd.
- Phone: (570) 385-2778
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Pine Grove Township
- Address: Township Building, 175 Oak Grove Road
- Phone: (570) 345-2402
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 5
- Times: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Additional Date: Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Branch Township
- Address: ¼ mile past Good Intent Hose Company, 112 Silverton Rd
- Phone: (570) 544-4283
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New Ringgold Borough
- Address: Community Fire Company, 25 N Railroad St
- Phone: (570) 294-8007
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Porter Township
- Address: Township Building, 309 W. Wiconisco St., Muir
- Phone: (717) 647-4656
- Dates: Friday, Sept. 6
- Times: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Times: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Week of September 9
Minersville Borough
- Address: N. Delaware Ave. Compost Site
- Phone: (570) 544-2149
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 9 a.m. to noon
Tamaqua Transfer Station
- Address: Sewage Plant Road
- Phone: (570) 668-4155
- Dates: Monday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Girardville Borough
- Address: Behind the 4th St. School
- Phone: (570) 276-1635
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 9 a.m. to noon
East Union Township
- Address: Township Building, 10 Elm St., Sheppton, PA 18248
- Phone: (570) 384-0739
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Wayne Township
- Address: Schuylkill County Fair Grounds, 2270 Fair Road, Schuylkill Haven
- Phone: (570) 739-2629
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12
- Times: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Tremont Borough
- Address: Borough Garage, 33 Middle Creek Rd, Tremont
- Phone: (570) 695-2199
- Dates: Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Schuylkill Haven Borough
- Address: St. Charles Street, Compost Site
- Phone: (570) 385-2841
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12 to Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Additional Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
- Times: 8 a.m. to noon
Mahanoy City Borough
- Address: Next to the Elks Lodge, 135 East Centre Street
- Phone: (570) 773-2150
- Dates: Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13
- Times: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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