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Composting Facility
Swatara Township Yard Waste Composting Facility
780 Kelker St, Harrisburg, PA 17104
Swatara Township Yard Waste Composting Facility on Kelker Street is the place Harrisburg residents drop off backyard brush, leaves and other yard trimmings. Neighbors with pickups or trailers use it for seasonal cleanups and routine lawn work. It looks like a working yard rather than a public park - practical and no-frills.
Drive up the access lane to a small entrance booth and be ready to pull into a lane for unloading. There are large open piles and turned windrows of composting material, so expect to back up or pull alongside a pile to dump. The ground is mostly gravel or dirt and can get rutted and muddy after rain, with heavy equipment tracks visible. Weekends and spring/fall cleanup times tend to be the busiest, so lines can form.
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Before You Go
- Cover loose material with a tarp for transport so leaves and grass don’t blow out on the road.
- Keep branches separated from loose yard waste to speed unloading - stacks of limbs are handled differently than loose clippings.
- Wear work boots; the drop-off area is often unpaved and can be slippery or muddy, especially after recent rain.
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