SPECIAL PICK-UP: Old Appliances, Large Objects, etc.
Every Thursday by appointment.
Need to discard old appliances or other large objects? The DPW will only accept your prepid item(s) at curbside. Contact the borough office at (570) 457-5480 for information about scheduling a pick-up for a small cost, subject to number of item(s). No electronics, and mattress and boxsprings must have covers on them.
YARD WASTE PICK-UP
Every Thursday: Wards 1 & 3
We ask all borough residents to place their yard waste curbside in open containers. Ashes, clippings, grass, branches (no bigger than 4″ in diameter) and leaves will be picked up as soon as possible. NO plastic bags will be picked up.
YARD WASTE PICK-UP
Every Friday: Wards 2 & 4
We ask all borough residents to place their yard waste curbside in open containers. Ashes, clippings, grass, branches (no bigger than 4″ in diameter) and leaves will be picked up as soon as possible. NO plastic bags will be picked up.
The Lackawanna Recycling Center will no longer accept combined loads of mixed paper and cardboard in its recycling processing. Paper Fiber will be collected on the First Friday of every month (newspaper, catalogs, magazines, phone books, computer paper, envelopes, unwanted mail, shredded paper