RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL DISPOSAL SERVICE
J&S Disposal Service currently provides residential services to areas of Northampton and Lehigh Counties. For curbside service, a trash container sizes 65-gallon or 95-gallon is provided, as well as a 65-gallon recycle container is provided for both Trash and Recycle weekly service.
COLLECTION DAYS
Except as modified during holiday weeks, refuse and recycling will be collected on the same day, once per week. All containers should be placed at the curb on the night before the day of pickup. (Drivers notify our office, and advise dispatch of houses that do not have their containers out). If you fail to place your refuse or recycling at the curb, the driver will return the following week.
BULK ITEM COLLECTION
Bulk items are those items that cannot be reduced to fit into containers. These would include mattresses, box springs, tables, couches, chairs, bookcases, and other furniture. Please contact our office to schedule or estimate a bulk item collection.
WHITE GOOD ITEM COLLECTION (APPLIANCES)
The following items are considered white goods: refrigerators, stoves, washers, dishwashers, freezers, dryers, hot water tanks, air conditioners, and furnaces. Please contact our office to schedule or estimate for removal.
HOLIDAYS
If a holiday falls on a weekday, and your regularly scheduled pickup is on or after the holiday, your pickup will be delayed by one day. Friday customers will be serviced on Saturday. J&S Disposal Service will not collect on the following holidays:
NEW YEAR’S DAY
MEMORIAL DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
LABOR DAY
THANKSGIVING DAY
CHRISTMAS DAY
PROHIBITED ITEMS
State laws prohibit some items from being disposed of with your regular trash. If you need to dispose of anything that requires special handling, or if you have questions as to whether or not an item requires special handling, please contact us.
These items require special handling:
• liquid waste
• tires/batteries
• flammable / corrosives / toxics / compressed gases
• TVs/computer monitors
• petroleum oil, oil filters / vegetable oil
• appliances containing refrigerant
• yard waste / brush
• fluorescent lamps
• propane tanks
• asbestos
• construction / demolition debris
• paint / paint thinner
• medical waste
• hazardous waste / pesticides
• chlorine
• dirt
• concrete
• shingles
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states electronic waste is now the fastest growing segment of our nation’s waste. Electronic waste, including computers and TVs, contain toxic materials such as lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, zinc and other potentially harmful chemicals. The EPA warns when electronics that contain these materials are not recycled or disposed of properly, the hazardous chemicals can contaminate the groundwater and present additional environmental concerns. The State of Pennsylvania Electronic Waste Landfill Ban is a State Law. Under this state law, electronic waste cannot be collected with household refuse/waste.
Please check Electronics Collection Programs (pa.gov) for more information on electronic recycling events near you.