Upper Macungie Township - Whitetail Disposal (2024)

All bottles and containers must be rinsed clean and dry.

Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.

Shredded paper cannot be recycle.It clogs the recycling sorting line.

If paper is soiled or wet, compost or trash it.

Must be broken down.

If cardboard is soiled, compost or trash it.

Make sure containers are rinsed out and completely empty to avoid contamination.

Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.

Make sure glass containers are rinsed out and completely empty to avoid contamination.

Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.

Plastic bags are not accepted as part of curbside recycling programs – they get tangled in equipment and threaten worker safety.

Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores.

Plastic wrap, bubble wrap, sandwich bags and freezer bags should not go in the recycle bin.

Reuse whenever possible for presents, moving, or storage of similar items, or look for local options to recycle.

Flexible packaging like chip bags and juice or soup pouches cannot be recycled in curbside programs.

This type of packaging is made from multiple materials preventing it from being recycled.

Food and yard was cannot be recycled through our curbside program.

Compost or utilize UMT’s yard waste program.

Polystyrene foam, plastic “to-go” containers and cups are made of non-recyclable materials, and are not acceptable in the curbside recycling program.

Packing peanuts aren’t recyclable either, however some shipping stores will take peanuts back for reuse.

Drop-off Site located on the corner or intersection of Schantz & Grim Roads, next to the Public Works garage.

DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS: Closed on observed UMT Holidays in addition to Federal Holidays. Please call 610-395-4892 if you are unsure of the hours.

• UMT residents may drop-off grass clippings, leaves, shrubs and small trees (including Christmas Trees).
• Shrubs and small trees no longer than 4 feet long and 5 inches wide are accepted.
• All waste must be removed from bags.
• Please remember that grass must be separated from other yard-waste.

Curbside pickups of yard-waste occur semi-annually, once in the Fall (October) and once in the Spring (May).

• Accepted Items-leaves from trees, garden residue, shrubbery trimmings, and tree trimmings.
• Limbs and branches tied and bundled to a maximum of 48″ x 18″ x 18″.
• If branches and limbs are not tied and bundled, they will not be picked up.
• NOPLASTIC BAGS, STONES, LUMBER, GRASS CLIPPINGS OR ROOTS WILL BE COLLECTED!
• Items improperly bagged or bundled will not be accepted.
• Leaf waste can be placed in open trash containers, no larger than 32 gallon capacity and less than 60 pounds.
• A combined maximum of six (6) bundles or containers per household will be collected.
• PLEASE PUT YOUR YARD-WASTE OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PICK UP.

IF YOU MISSED THE PICK-UP DATE: Yard-wastes may be deposited at the UMT Yard Waste Drop-off Site.

Residents can drop off Christmas trees at the UMT Yard Waste Drop off site on Grim Road, across from the Township Office Building.

Curbside Christmas tree pick up will be the day after your regular refuse pick-up day beginning 1/8/24 – 1/25/24 (3 weeks).

Yes, Upper Macungie supplies containers for their residents which must be used for service.

If you have additional trash or recycling that does not fit into your cart you can purchase a 2nd cart through the Township.