LEAF PICKUP & COLLECTION SCHEDULE 2025
EFFECTIVE – October 26, 2026
PALMERTON BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING LEAF DISPOSAL PLAN. LEAF PICKUP WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAYS RESIDENCE PARK AND AREAS NORTH OF COLUMBIA AVENUE AND EAST OF THIRD STREET
TUESDAYS NORTH SIDE OF LEHIGH AVENUE AND NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN AVENUE.
WEDNESDAYS SOUTH SIDE OF LAFAYETTE AND COLUMBIA AVENUES, SOUTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF PRINCETON AVENUE, SOUTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF EDGEMONT AVENUE, SOUTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF HARVARD AVENUE.
THURSDAYS NORTH SIDE OF LAFAYETTE AND COLUMBIA AVENUES, NORTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF PRINCETON AVENUE, NORTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF EDGEMONT AVENUE; NORTH SIDE OF 100 AND 200 BLOCKS OF HARVARD AVENUE
FRIDAYS AVENUE A, AVENUE B, DELAWARE AVENUE, SOUTH SIDE OF LEHIGH AND FRANKLIN AVENUES.
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMEMBER NOT TO RAKE THE LEAVES INTO THE STREET. THEY SHOULD BE PLACED ALONG THE CURB SO THAT THEY DO NOT SCATTER BEFORE THEY ARE PICKED UP. ALLEYS WILL BE PICKED UP WITH THE SAME STREET SCHEDULE. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BAG LEAVES BUT PLEASE HAVE YOUR CAR REMOVED SO THAT LEAVES ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PICK UP MACHINE. FOR ANY AREA THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE, RESIDENTS CAN CALL THE BOROUGH OFFICE AND LET US KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE LEAVES TO BE COLLECTED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CALL THE BOROUGH OFFICE AT 610-826-2505.
VEGETATION DISPOSAL AT 3RD STREET GARAGE
MATERIALS MUST COME FROM A PALMERTON BOROUGH PROPERTY
BRANCHES, LIMBS, OR SMALL TREES MUST BE ½” TO 9” IN DIAMETER
LAWN AND HEDGE CLIPPINGS MAY BE PLACED IN THE DESIGNATED AREA
(includes grass and leaves)
WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
Contractor Disposal Stumps
Milled Lumber Landscape or Railroad Ties
Rock or Dirt Brick or Block
Any Manufactured Board or Product Anything entangled with poison ivy
Vine Clippings
Disposal of any prohibited item will be considered (dumping) and dealt with under Palmerton and Pennsylvania littering laws. Disposal area is monitored by surveillance cameras.
