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.

With once a week collection, recycling is easier than ever! Here are some simple guidelines about the City of Hazleton’s recycling program.

Metal, Glass, and Plastic
These items can be commingled in your recycling bin:

Cans
Aluminum beverage cans and steel and tin food and beverage cans. Please rinse the can and remove the lid or push it into the can. There is no need to remove labels. No foil or food trays, please.

Glass
Food and beverage containers such as jars and bottles only! We accept clear, green or brown glass. Remove lids and rinse. Leave labels on. No light bulbs, mirrors, window glass, etc. Cans and glass may be mixed together in the same recycling container.

Plastic
#1 and #2 food and beverage containers and laundry product bottles. The number is on the bottom of the bottle. Most soda, milk and water bottles fit this category.

IMPORTANT – All recyclables may be combined in one container when separating from your regular garbage. All commingled recyclables (glass, plastic, and aluminum, steel, and tin cans) must be placed loose into recyclable containers provided by the city or a like container. Materials will not be collected if they are bagged.

Paper
Newspapers, including all the inserts that come with the newspaper, and magazines may be recycled. They must be tied in bundles or bagged with paper grocery bags and placed at the curb.

Recyclables Collection Schedule

Recyclables are collected every week on the same schedule you are now on. If you are unsure of your schedule, check the schedule below.

Monday (Section 1) – Hazleton Heights, all homes south of but not including Buttonwood St. that get normal Monday collection. All homes north of and including Buttonwood St. that get normal Monday collection.

Tuesday (Section 2) – Broad St./ Rt. 93 south of and including Stockton Rd., including Townview Estates and Stacie Manor that have normal Tuesday collection. Wyoming St. to Lincoln St. and Diamond Ave. south to Birch Knoll Estates that have normal Tuesday collection.

Wednesday (Section 3) – Broad St. north to and including 17th St. and west of and including Hayes St. that have normal Wednesday collection. East of but not including Hayes St. and including Columbus Court that have normal Wednesday collection.

Thursday (Section 4) – Diamond Ave. north to and including 13th St. from but not including Carson St., west to but not including Locust St. that have normal Thursday collection. From but not including 13th St. north to 22nd St. from Hayes St. north of 17th St. west to but not including Locust St. that have normal Thursday collection.

Friday (Section 5) – West Diamond Ave. north to and including 11th St. and Locust west to Boundary St. that have normal Friday collection. From but not including 11th St. north to 22nd St. from Locust St. to Boundary St. that have normal Friday collection.

Holidays – Trash will not be collected on holidays, and collection will be one day late for the rest of that week.
For example, if the holiday falls on a Monday, the regular Monday pickup will be on Tuesday – Tuesday pickup will be on Wednesday – Wednesday pickup will be on Thursday – Thursday pickup will be on Friday – Friday pickup will be on Saturday.

Holidays with no pickup are: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

General Recycling Instructions

• There are no special fees! Do not offer our workers special fees or tips for extra service. If they solicit fees, please report this to us or to the city.
• Our employees are required and expected to behave in a courteous and professional manner. Please report any misconduct to us or to the city.
• If you see any collection worker mixing recyclables with the trash, report it at once!

Questions or problems?
Call J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, at 1-800-243-7575 or email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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.