Trash Collection
Refuse Collection
View Refuse HOLIDAY Collection Schedule here .
View Refuse WEEKLY Collection Schedule here .
Please have your trash out the night before after 6:00 pm. PLEASE remove your container from the front of your residence and out of sight of the thoroughfare, which fronts your property, by 7:00 p.m. on your pick-up day. The refuse crew will not collect trash in any can other than the Borough-issued cans.
Grass and Brush Container Collection
Grass and brush are collected on Wednesdays. Please have your grass and/or brush containers out after 6:00 p.m. the Tuesday night before. The Borough will pick up these containers between April 1 and the Wednesday before the week of Thanksgiving.
For a one-time fee of $60, the Borough will provide the property owner with a grass/brush container. Residents can use these containers to dispose of compostable items, such as grass clippings, leaves, sticks, twigs, and various garden waste. No compostable materials shall be placed in plastic bags.
This service is optional and must be arranged by calling the borough office at 814-355-1501, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brush can also be picked up as a special collection on Wednesdays (unless it is a holiday week). The Borough must be contacted no later than the Tuesday morning before the Wednesday pickup; it is a formality so the Refuse Crew knows to pick it up. The brush must be bundled in four foot lengths or less. There will be no charge for this type of special collection unless it is an excessive amount.
Additional Grass or Brush Containers may be purchased from the Borough for a one-time charge of $60. If you do not have a Borough-issued container, please contact the Borough office. When you move, the refuse container is to stay with the property. If your container is missing or stolen, there will be a replacement charge of $60. Residents, if you wish to purchase additional Refuse containers ($60), you will also be paying additional refuse fees each quarter, depending on how many containers you have.
Recycling
Residential, Commercial and Institutional Recycling is a mandatory activity within Bellefonte Borough. All residential recyclables and most commercial recyclables should be placed in the red bin provided by the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. The bin should be placed on the curb with your weekly refuse. Click here: https://www.centrecountyrecycles.org/curbsiderecycling for a red bin recycling guide.
Some mandatory commercial businesses and institutions are served for recycling with blue carts. Please click here https://www.centrecountyrecycles.org/businessrecycling for a blue cart recycling guide.
In addition to both red bin and blue cart service for commercial accounts Bellefonte Borough, in cooperation with the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, provides additional convenient collection points throughout the Borough for corrugated cardboard. Please check here: https://www.centrecountyrecycles.org/vertical/Sites/%7B19100380-CED0-47E2-8734-43A86A251C04%7D/uploads/drop_off_sorted_by_township_updated_November_2019.pdf for locations.”
Electronics should be taken to the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte) to be recycled.
Drop-off locations for recycling are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are located in the Bellefonte Borough Parking Lot by CVS on High Street.
For more information, go to centrecountyrecycles.org.
Bellefonte Composting Facility
Bellefonte Composting Facility (formerly known as the Musser Lane landfill) is available to all Borough residents for the disposal of compostable materials only. Currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic precautions, the facility is has adjusted hours:
Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Fridays from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Saturdays beginning April 3, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.
Click here for additional information regarding the Composting Facility.
Alternative Collection
When the Borough offices are going to be closed and there is a change in the refuse pickup schedule, the Borough uses SwiftReach to call those residents who will be affected by the change. If you have not been receiving calls from SwiftReach regarding changes in the refuse pickup schedule, and you want to begin to receive these calls, please contact the Borough office to be placed on this list.
NOTE:
Residents leaving container(s) in front of their house and on the sidewalk pose a safety issue. The Borough will levy fines pursuant to the Refuse Ordinance to residents who continue to leave their container out in front of their residence. If you have a specific problem, please contact the Borough at 355-1501.
For refuse billing questions, contact Utility Billing at 814-355-1501, ext. 211.
For refuse collection problems, contact the Borough office at 814-355-1501, ext. 220 or 221.
For additional information on collections, please click here.