4 rules for unincorporated Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Verified from official government sources
No county truck collects your trash in Monroe County. Under Act 101 the county runs a municipal waste plan, but out in the Pocono townships you subscribe to a private hauler or your POA arranges collection through dues.
Set-out timing in Monroe County comes from your hauler, borough, or POA rather than the county. This is bear country, so securing containers and avoiding night-before set-out matters as much as any placement rule.
Bulky items go through your private hauler for an extra fee or self-haul to a permitted facility. Monroe County holds household hazardous-waste and electronics collection events, and Pennsylvania law bans TVs and computers from the trash.
Recycling is mandatory in Monroe County's larger municipalities. Act 101 of 1988 requires municipalities of 10,000 or more residents — and smaller, dense ones — to run recycling programs, while the county supports drop-off recycling elsewhere.
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