Dual Stream Recycling
City of Wilkes-Barre Recycling
As a "mandated municipality" the City of Wilkes-Barre is mandated to recycle, according to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulation, the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste, Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (ACT 101). Under the Act, items required to be recycled include: Aluminum, Steel & Bimetallic Cans, Newsprint, and Leaf Waste
Recycling various items reduces the amount of waste going into landfills, decreases disposal costs, saves natural resources, and lessens pollution risks.
On May 3, 2021, the City of Wilkes-Barre will begin Dual Stream Recycling. Dual Stream Recycling keeps paper and cardboard products separate from glass and plastic containers and metal cans. Some of the benefits of Dual Stream Recycling are less contamination, higher quality and more valuable recovered material, and lower costs to process the collected recyclables.
Paper and cardboard collection and plastic, bottles, and metal can collection will alternate each week. The dual stream collection program will start with paper and cardboard collection the week of May 3rd, on your neighborhood’s collection day. Visit the City Calendar for the type of collection each week, or view the recycling schedule below.
Recycling Schedule
All recycling is to be placed at the curb on your scheduled day by 7:00 AM (Labor Day through Memorial Day) and by 6:00 AM (Memorial Day through Labor Day). The recycling schedule can also be downloaded here, (espanol). If you are unsure of your collection day, please use the collection schedule map or call 570.821.1111, Option 1 to determine it.
| Day | Neighborhood |
|---|---|
| Monday | Downtown, South Wilkes-Barre 1 |
| Tuesday | North End, Heights, Brookside |
| Wednesday | Mayflower, Rolling Mill Hill, Iron Triangle, Goose Island |
| Thursday | South Wilkes-Barre 2 |
| Friday | East End, Parsons, Miners Mills |
| 2022 Recycling Collection Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
January 31-February 4 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | August 1-5 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
February 7-11 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | August 8-12 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
February 14-18 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | August 15-19 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
February 22-25 (Holiday Feb 21st) | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | August 22-26 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
February 28-March 4 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | August 29-September 2 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
March 7-11 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | September 6-9 (Holiday September 5th) | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
March 14-18 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | September 12-16 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
March 21-25 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | September 19-23 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
March 28-April 1 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | September 26-30 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
April 4-8 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | October 3-7 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
April 11-14 (Holiday Apr 15th) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | October 11-14 (Holiday October 10th) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
April 18-22 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | October 17-21 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
April 25-29 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | October 24-28 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
May 2-6 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | October 31-November 4 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
May 9-13 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | November 7-10 (Holiday Nov 11th) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
May 16-20 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | November 14-18 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
May 23-27 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | November 21-25 (Holidays Nov 24th & 25th) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
May 31-June 3 (Holiday May 30th) | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | November 28-December 2 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
June 6-10 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | December 5-9 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
June 13-17 (Holiday June 14th) | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | December 12-16 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
June 20-24 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | December 19-23 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
June 27-July 1 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | December 27-30 (Holiday Dec 26th) | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
July 5-8 (Holiday July 4th) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | January 3-6 (Holiday Jan 2nd) | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
July 11-15 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | January 9-13 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
July 18-22 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling | January 16-20 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
July 25-29 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling | January 23-27 | Paper & Cardboard Recycling |
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| January 30-February 3 | Cans/Bottles/Plastic Recycling |
Recycling Rules
Please follow the rules below to help eliminate garbage going into the recycling stream:
- Recycling will not be collected if it is in plastic bags.
- Recyclables must be clean of food and beverage debris and visible to DPW crews.
- Compact cardboard and dispose of cardboard and paper in the recycling bins as best as possible, especially when there is rain or snow.
- Do not overload recycling bins.
Recyclables will be collected from:
- City-Issued Recycling Bins (There are currently no additional bins available at this time)
- Similiarly Sized Recycling Bins Purchased by Residents (available at home improvement stores)
Recycling Drop Off Site
In an effort to increase and promote more recycling in the City of Wilkes-Barre, recycling drop off dumpsters are located at:
Department of Public Works Garage
3 Conyngham Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.
The drop off hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Labor Day through Memorial Day) and 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Memorial Day through Labor Day).