Recycling Center Bloomsburg: Hours, Map & Accepted Items

Bloomsburg Recycling Center Overview

When people search for bloomsburg recycling center, they usually need the Town of Bloomsburg recycling location at 901 Patterson Drive. This page is built to help residents, renters, students, seniors, landlords, offices, schools, and small businesses avoid the most common mistake: bringing the right material on the wrong day or mixing items that must stay separate.

The center is not a general dump. It is a recycling drop-off and program support location with specific rules for clear glass, brown and green glass, aluminum cans, steel cans, office paper, books, newspaper, cardboard, kraft bags, plastics, plastic bags, scrap metal, and confidential paper shredding. Electronics are a special case because Bloomsburg’s electronic recycling program is suspended until further notice.

For curbside service, Bloomsburg uses every-other-week recycling collection and requires items to be separated in a separate bin or box. Cardboard has its own monthly curbside pattern. For yard material, the compost site is a different location at the corner of Sands and 11th Streets, with seasonal hours and its own ID and traffic rules.

Quick Facts Before You Drive

Bloomsburg Recycling Center Hours and Saturday Schedule

The listed Bloomsburg Recycling Center hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Wednesday closed, Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Sunday is not listed as an open day.

Bloomsburg Recycling Center Holiday Closures

The Town lists the Recycling Center as closed on several holidays. Holiday schedules can affect both drop-off and curbside makeup timing, so do not treat a regular weekday as automatically open when it falls near a holiday.

Which Bloomsburg Recycling or Disposal Service Should You Use?

Bloomsburg residents have more than one “recycling” option. The Patterson Drive Recycling Center handles accepted drop-off recyclables. Curbside recycling is every other week with item separation rules. The compost site is for approved yard material. Electronics require alternate locations because the town’s electronic recycling program is suspended.

Accepted Items at Bloomsburg Recycling Center

Bloomsburg’s drop-off guidance is very specific. The biggest rule is separation: the center lists material categories separately, and several categories have “NO” items that should not be mixed in. If you are unsure whether an item belongs, call the Recycling Center office before driving.

Glass Recycling in Bloomsburg

Glass must be separated correctly. Clear glass is for bottles and jars only. Brown and green glass is also for bottles and jars only. Do not include window panes, light bulbs, candle jars, baking dishes, drinking glasses, plates, cups, tiles or ceramics because these are not the same material stream as bottle and jar glass.

Paper, Books, Newspaper, Cardboard and Kraft Bags

Office paper and hard or soft cover books are accepted, but dark colored paper, hanging folders, carbon paper, tissues and towels are not. Newspaper is separate and should not be mixed with junk mail, paper towels or wrapping paper. Corrugated cardboard and kraft bags are accepted, but waxed boxes, milk/juice cartons and chipboard boxes are not part of that category.

Plastic Bottles, Containers and Plastic Bags

Bloomsburg’s drop-off guidance lists several plastic categories. #1 plastic bottles include items like soda, water, ketchup, mayo, dressing and cleaner bottles. #2 natural includes water, milk and tea jugs without color, along with small tea bottles and windshield-fluid jugs. #2 colors include detergent bottles, cleaners, white/yellow milk jugs and similar colored bottle categories.

The #3-7 miscellaneous plastic category includes items such as butter tubs, yogurt containers, sour cream containers and medicine-type plastic containers, while excluding styrofoam, hangers, vinyl, toys and furniture. The Town also separately notes that plastic bags are now accepted, including grocery bags, trash bags, dry-cleaning bags, bread bags and air packets.

Aluminum Cans, Steel Cans and Scrap Metal

Aluminum cans are accepted, but aluminum foil, pie tins and TV dinner trays are not. Steel cans are accepted; labels may remain, but the Town asks residents to rinse them. Pots, pans and bakeware are not steel-can recycling, though some metal items may fit the separate scrap-metal category.

Scrap metal has been accepted at the Bloomsburg Recycling Center since the Town’s listed effective date in 2021. Acceptable examples include small appliances, pots and pans, microwaves, file cabinets, chains, bicycles and other metal items. The important restriction is that no electronics or items with freon are accepted in this category.

Confidential Paper Shredding in Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg lists confidential paper shredding information and Town Council fee levels by weight. It also lists 2026 Community Shred Day events for free confidential shredding of residential household papers only, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on March 14, May 9 and September 12, 2026.

Electronic Recycling in Bloomsburg: Current Warning and Alternatives

Bloomsburg’s page says the Recycling Center has suspended the electronic recycling program until further notice, effective March 13, 2017. That means residents should not bring televisions, computers, monitors, printers, cables, routers, gaming systems or similar electronics to the Bloomsburg Recycling Center expecting them to be accepted there.

The Town lists other places that may take electronics and says to contact first. Staples at 1005 Scott Town Center is listed for many office electronics and small devices. Scott Electric at 647 Railroad Street is listed for televisions only. Mamoth ITAD in Shickshinny is listed with no monitors or televisions. Lycoming County Resource Management Services is also listed as an option to contact.

Bloomsburg Curbside Recycling Reminders

Curbside recycling collection occurs every other week. The Town says to separate each item in a separate bin or box and set it out at the curb by 7:30 AM. Do not use plastic bags to separate recyclables for curbside collection.

Monthly cardboard-only collection is different from regular every-other-week recycling. Areas 1, 2 and 3 are collected on the first Thursday of each month, and Areas 4 and 5 are collected on the second Thursday of each month. The Town says to check the calendar for changes during holiday weeks.

Bloomsburg Compost Site: Yard Material, Hours and Rules

The Bloomsburg Compost Site is located at the corner of Sands and 11th Streets. The Town lists the 2026 season opening as Wednesday, March 11, 2026, weather permitting. Regular 2026 season hours are Wednesdays 4:00 PM-7:00 PM and Saturdays 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. Beginning October 7, Wednesday hours change to 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, while Saturday remains 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. The site is listed to close for the season on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

Accepted compost-site items include leaves, brush and branches up to 6 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter, and garden residues. Grass clippings are specifically listed as not accepted. The Town also notes that all entering vehicles must stop at the attendant booth to show ID and verify address, and there is a $10 fee for non-Town or Scott Township residents.

Common Items That Cause Problems

Many rejected items are not “trash” in a casual sense, but they do not belong in the specific Bloomsburg recycling category. Examples include window glass, light bulbs, candle jars, baking dishes, drinking glasses, ceramic items, aluminum foil, pie tins, TV dinner trays, pots and pans in the steel-can category, waxed boxes, milk/juice cartons, chipboard boxes, styrofoam, toys, furniture, vinyl, oil/antifreeze containers, electronics, freon items and grass clippings.

Senior-Friendly Preparation Checklist Before You Visit

1. Check the day first. Do not visit Wednesday or Sunday. For Saturday, confirm it is the second or fourth Saturday of the month.
2. Call before holidays. The center closes for listed holidays, and Thanksgiving is shown as a Thursday-Monday closure period.
3. Sort items by category at home. Keep clear glass, colored glass, aluminum cans, steel cans, paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastics, plastic bags and scrap metal separate.
4. Rinse cans and containers. Steel cans and glass/plastic containers should be empty and clean enough to avoid odor and contamination.
5. Keep electronics out. The Bloomsburg electronic recycling program is suspended. Use the listed alternate locations and contact them first.
6. Use the compost site for yard material. Leaves, approved brush, branches and garden residues go to the compost site during seasonal hours, not the Patterson Drive recycling bins.
7. Bring ID for compost visits. The compost site requires vehicles to stop at the attendant booth to show ID and verify address.
8. Ask before unloading a questionable item. A quick phone call can prevent a wasted trip or rejected load.

Official Bloomsburg Recycling Links

Bloomsburg Recycling Center Map and Directions

The map below points to Bloomsburg Recycling Center, 901 Patterson Drive, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Use it for directions, then confirm hours, holidays, second/fourth Saturday timing, electronic recycling alternatives and compost-site rules through the Town page or phone number before loading a large or questionable item.

Frequently Asked Questions About Bloomsburg Recycling Center