City residents can pick up a recycling bin at the City Health Department Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. They must bring proof of payment of their current garbage bill.

If you live in the City of Hazleton you must, by law, recycle certain items including glass, newspapers, aluminum and steel and plastics.

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Commercial, Municipal and Institutional Recycling Ordinance

203-27. Separation of recyclables for commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and at community activities.

A. Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments shall separate and store, until collection, high-grade office paper, corrugated paper and aluminum and other source-separated recyclable materials which they may elect to recycle. These establishments must arrange for the transfer of the materials at least once a month to a recycling system by a collector licensed (for the purpose of collecting source-separated recyclable materials) by the City.

B. The licensed recycling collector shall annually provide to the City of Hazleton evidence of each such arrangement and documentation of the total number of tons recycled by providing invoices showing the materials collected from the establishments (or properties) that were marketed.

C. At all community activities, recyclable material designated by the city must be separated until collection. Sponsoring organizations must arrange for the transfer of the materials to a recycling system.

D. Commercial, municipal and institutional establishments and coordinators of community activities who comply with this article shall not be liable for the noncompliance of their tenants where a portion of the building is leased to tenants and/or for the noncompliance by the general public where there is public access to the building or grounds or in other public areas.