Composting
The IRC has two recycling and compost facilities. For information specific to each recycling and compost facility, please click on either of the imagaes below:
Buckhorn Facility Duncansville R&D Facility
Mulch and Compost Prices
- Mulch and Compost Prices (include PA State Sales Tax)
- Unscreened Mulch - $12.00 / cubic yard
- Screened Mulch - $17.00 / cubic yard
- Screened Compost - $20.00 / cubic yard
*Material subject to availability.
*Prices subject to change.
Yard Waste Tip Fees
Yard waste brought in private automobiles is free. Fees will be charged for truckload quantities based on the following rates:
- Automobiles Free
- Small Pickup/van $5
- Standard Pickup/van $6
- Dump Truck $12
- Tandem/Triaxle $25
- Season Pass starting at $200
*Season Passes are intended for large volume users and commercial landscapers. Contact us for more information on a season pass.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Duncansville (R&D) Facility Hours
Every Tuesday from April to Thanksgiving from noon- 5:00 p.m. for Drop-off of material
Finished compost can be purchased from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This facility will be open two Tuesdays during the month of January for Christmas tree collection and other brush drop-off.
*The facilities will be closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memeorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.
Need a Bin? Stop In.
If you still need a recycling bin, you can pick them up at the IRC office, IRC municipal buildings or highway yards. Our residential bin distribution event the end of October was a rousing success but some residents missed the event.
