Municipal Waste Services Palmerton Borough

Each residential property shall be entitled to place one item of bulk waste at the curb each week.

Large items of refuse including, furniture, carpet, mattresses, and appliances normally generated at a residential property.

• This does not include construction debris: waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations.
  

Mattresses and Toilets

For our employees’ safety:

• Mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic.

• Toilets must be bagged.
  

How to Schedule

While it is not required, it is very helpful to contact our Municipality Department by 12pm on Friday.

Direct Dial 610-936-9967

palmertonborough@whitetaildisposal.com

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Whitetail Disposal has partnered with Palmerton Borough to provide a year round yard waste disposal program.

Bags of yard waste may be placed out in addition to your standard MSW containers/bags each week.

• Leaves, branches (1-1/2″in diameter & 3′ long) and shrubbery.

• All leaf/yardwaste must be contained in brown bio-degradable bags
  

Grass Clippings

Must be placed in bio-degradable bags on your normal garbage day.

Christmas Tree Collection

Trees will be collected weekly in January with trash.

All trees over 4 1/2 feet must be cut in half.

All decorations, tinsel, and lights must be removed.