Borough of State College Government - Residential Organics Recycling Collection

Green, Yard & Organic Waste Collection

Grass Clippings

Leaf Collection

Brush and Yard Waste

To schedule brush collection complete the online form or call the Public Works Department at (814) 234-7135 or (814) 234-7140.

The Borough will pick up your residential brush and yard wastes as part of your refuse service.
Brush and small limbs that do not fit in your organics cart must be placed into compostable bags or bundled and securely tied in lengths not exceeding four feet.
Hedge clippings and loose yard waste should be in containers or placed in compostable bags.
Yard wastes should be placed at the curb on your regular collection day.
Brush is chipped and recycled or handled as normal household trash depending on the size of the material.
If your yard waste is to be chipped, it will be collected on Monday by appointment.
There is no brush collection in a week which has a holiday.

New Electronics Recycling Law

Act 108 of 2010 (The Covered Device Recycling Act), which bans all covered devices from landfills becomes effective January 23, 2013. The term covered devices includes desktop computers, monitors, laptops, computer peripherals and televisions. Read on...

Mark Whitfield
Public Works Director
243 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
(814) 234-7140
(814) 234-7197 (fax)

New Electronics Recycling Law

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Who should I contact about recycling?

What else can I recycle?

How do I obtain recycling and refuse containers?

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