Trash & Recycling

To view the 2026 Trash and Recycling Schedule please Click HERE.

Nazareth Yard Waste Curbside Collection
Nazareth Borough will be collecting your yard waste curbside during the week of April 12, 2027.

Unlimited amounts of yard waste (leaves, branches, twigs, flowers, roots, bushes, garden clippings) will be collected curbside. Place your yard waste in any open top container (clean, no trash and not your automated cart), tie with cotton or hemp twine in bundles no larger than 3ft x 3ft x 3ft and weigh no more than 40 pounds or place in compostable paper bags which are available at most hardware or grocery stores. (NO PLASTIC ROPE, TWINE OR BAGS). No grass clippings, tree stumps, loose soils, sod, any wood or tree limbs over four (4) inches in diameter, human or animal excrement, noxious weeds or soil contaminated with hazardous substances.

During the fall season, all residents are reminded to deposit bulk leaves at the curb for pick up by the Borough Public Works Department. ONLY leaves will be collected. Recycling leaf waste must be done in compliance with state law. Any other yard waste such as grass or branches can cause serious injury to not only our equipment but also our dedicated crew. Please do not put them out with the leaves.

Questions? Contact Charles Donello - Nazareth Borough Ecology Chairman 484-274-2235

Curbside Recycling
PA Act 101 requires residents to recycle the following materials. Please place these items in your recycling container:

• Plastics – rinsed #1 through #7, bottles and containers, no polystyrene foam; lids attached to bottles
• Glass – rinsed clear, brown and green bottles and jars; no lids
• Metals – rinsed aluminum, tin and steel cans, household metals, pots and pans
• Paper – office and school paper, newsprint, junk mail, paper bags, phone books, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, envelopes, wrapping paper (no metallic or bows), etc.
• Cardboard – shoe, gift, and cereal boxes, corrugated boxes, cut or flattened as needed
• Food and beverage cartons – rinsed milk, cream, egg substitutes, orange juice, soup, broth, and wine cartons, and juice boxes

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR FOOD-CONTAMINATED ITEMS, PLEASE

Commercial Recycling
Pennsylvania Act 101 and Nazareth Borough require that businesses, professionals, non-profit organizations, institutions, and industrial and residential landlords must recycle plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, newspapers, office paper, magazines, junk mail, phone books, cardboard, and yard waste. It further requires that you report your recycling information to the Borough each year.

Please download the current forms HERE if you have not received them in the mail.


A Message From The Nazareth Borough Environmental Steering Committee

YARD WASTE FACILITY *** NAZARETH BOROUGH RESIDENTS ONLY ***

The West End Yard Waste Facility is scheduled to open on March 21 until December 6, 2026. Open hours are subject to weather conditions and available staffing.

Driver’s license or State ID card must be shown as proof of residency.

Residents must be able to unload their vehicles without any assistance from staff. Only one vehicle at a time will be allowed in, and will be monitored by our staff on site.

The facility is located at 705 GW Stoudt Blvd. and has receptacles for yard waste, tree trimmings, brush and grass. Branches must be limited in length to six (6) feet. There is an area at the facility for residents to pick up and haul wood chips/mulch at no charge to Nazareth Borough residents.

The hours are as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday - 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm
Saturday - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Open hours are subject to weather conditions and available staffing.

Trash & Recycling Information

Most Common Recycling Contaminants
Borough of Nazareth What You Can & Can't Recycle

Borough Trash Hauler Gives New Regulations For Disposal of Mattresses and Box Springs
Due to the growing problem with bed bugs, the Borough Trash Hauler, J.P. Mascaro & Sons has issued new regulations for the disposal of mattresses and box springs. Effective immediately and in an attempt to halt the spread of bed bugs, all mattresses and box springs put out for disposal must be wrapped in plastic. The hauler urges residents to use the plastic sheeting which covers their new replacements bedding to wrap the old and unwanted bedding which is going out for pickup. It is important too that the closure end of the plastic be sealed with tape or other adhesive so that common bed bugs, if present, cannot escape and infect those involved in pickup. J.P. Mascaro & Sons hopes for full cooperation in this matter and warns that it will not pickup old bedding that is not wrapped. Residents were first told of the new regulations in early February of 2019 with a posting right here on our Website News and our carrier has requested that we renew the call with another reminder.

Trash & Recycling - Fees - Payment Info

Refuse & Recycling is billed quarterly the month prior to coverage periods and is due one month after bill date:

Late payments will incur a 10% fee and unpaid balances at the next bill cycle will incur an additional 1% service fee. Any individual accounts owing more than $300.00 will be turned over to collections prior to lien filings.

Make an Online Payment Here

Note that this is only for the Borough of Nazareth Trash & Recycling charges and not for any bills sent by the Borough Municipal Authority, i.e. water/sewer. You may not combine payments to the Borough of Nazareth and Borough Municipal Authority.

*** This payment service is NOT mandatory. You can still use cash, check, or money order. Cash, check or money orders currently accepted:

Cash, check or money orders currently accepted:

• Embassy Bank – 10 N. Main St. – M-F 9am - 5pm, Saturdays 9am- Noon - drop box always available (on same side as drive-thru)
• ESSA Bank – 76 S. Main St.

If you use the auto pay option with your bank – Please be sure to make payable to the Borough of Nazareth – and mail to either Embassy Bank - 10 N Main St. Nazareth, PA 18064 OR ESSA Bank - 76 S. Main St. Nazareth, PA 18064

DO NOT MAIL OR DROP PAYMENTS TO ADMIN OFFICE!!
As per our current 3-year contract with J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Inc. effective January 1, 2024 the rates are set per unit as follows:
Curbside Collection - $125.00/quarter
2-yard dumpster - $596.00/quarter
3-yard dumpster - $721.00/quarter
4-yard dumpster - $771.00/quarter

**** Note – All address changes, temporary or otherwise, must be brought to the attention of the Borough Clerk by calling 610-759-0202, or emailing admin@nazarethboroughpa.gov. Bills are NOT forwarded by the USPS. – Any returned bills will incur a $10.00 administrative fee ****