UNACCEPTABLE SOLID WASTE ITEMS

The Sanitation Department will not collect the following items:

ELECTRONICS

The Pennsylvania Covered Device Recycling Act was enacted in 2010 and requires consumers to keep covered devices, such as computers, laptops, monitors, and televisions, out of the trash.

Where to Recycle Your Electronic Device:

-Grace Computers - 1110 N. West End Blvd, Quakertown (215-536-0100 x306)

- Vintage Tech Electronics Recyclers - 900 Wheeler Way, Suite B, Langhorne (267-512-6211)

-Perkasie PC Repairs & Recycling - 1133 N. 5th Street, Perkasie (215-257-7727)

HOME APPLIANCES/"WHITE"GOODS

Where to Recycle Your Home Appliances:

 - Theis/Cornfeld Recycling Center - 635 Illick's Mill Rd. Bethlehem (610-865-7082)

GRASS CLIPPINGS

Grass clippings will NOT be accepted with solid waste service.

Click here to read The Do's and Don'ts of Grass Clippings

HAZARDOUS WASTE

The Borough of Quakertown will not accept hazardous waste materials or electronic waste. Please refer to Bucks County’s website www.bucks-county.org for a list of hazardous waste and electronic waste collection sites and other County related recycling news.

2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Collection events run from 8:30am to 2:00pm - Rain or Shine

April 6 - Bucks County Community College (275 Swamp Road, Newtown)
May 18 - Upper Bucks Area Vocational Technical School (3115 Ridge Road, Perkasie)
June 29 - Central Bucks South High School (1100 Folly Road, Warrington)
August 10 - Bensalem High School (4319 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem)
October 26 - Strayer Middle School (1200 Ronald Reagan Drive, Quakertown)

PAINT

The Sanitation Department will not accept full paint cans. Click here for Bucks County Planning Commission's recommendations for properly disposing leftover paint.