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Permit
Residential rates: **$255.84/year per cart, $21.32…
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
Residential rates: **$255.84/year per cart, $21.32/month** for once-weekly disposal up to 95 gallons / 160 lbs (verbatim Code)
Max days
Variable
Authority
City of Harrisburg Department of Public Works - Director DPW (1820 Paxton Street, 717-412-4320)
Portal
harrisburgpa.gov permit portal
Processing
3-7 business days
Special rules
**City offers DPW direct rental dumpsters in 20/30/40 yard sizes**. **Maximum rental period: 10 calendar days** unless extended in writing by Director DPW. Per Harrisburg Code: permits required for occupancy of any street or ROW by a dumpster or other container. **Disposal at Susquehanna Resource Management Complex** (formerly Harrisburg Incinerator) owned by **Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA)** per Dauphin County Solid Waste Plan + PA DEP regulations. Sanitation Office handles 20K+ households. RFID/GPS tracking via Recycle Coach App. Glass separated (10 drop-off sites). State capital — PA Capitol downtown. Heavy snow season.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Three Mile Island area (decommissioned) special handling.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Pennsylvania bans: Lead-acid batteries, whole tires, used oil, white goods, leaf waste, electronics (Covered Device Recycling Act CDRA 2010 — TVs, computers, monitors, peripherals banned 2013). Act 101 + Act 108.
Common prohibited
Hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, electronics, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERBATIM VERIFIED Apr 2026 against ecode360 Harrisburg Municipal Waste Code + harrisburgpa.gov/services/public_works/trash_recycling.
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