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Allentown Recycling Program

Phone: 610-437-8729

Curbside Collection:  

  • Aluminum/Steel Cans
  • Formed aluminum (i.e., pie pans)
  • Aluminum foil
  • Glass
  • Plastics
  • Aerosol cans
  • Junk-mail
  • Brown Paper Bags
  • Magazines
  • Mixed Paper
  • Newspaper
  • Office Paper
  • Phone Books
  • Appliances (Call 610-437-8729 for collection)
  • Grass
  • Leaves
  • Yard Waste (Brush)
     

Drop-off Program:

Recycling Drop-off Center:

1400 Martin Luther King Drive, under the 15th Street Bridge.

Open to everyone: 24 hours, 7 days per week 

  • Aluminum/Steel Cans
  • Formed aluminum (pie plates, etc.)
  • Aluminum foil
  • Scrap Metal
  • Glass
  • Newspaper
  • Office Paper
  • Mixed Paper
  • Junkmail
  • Magazines
  • Books (soft or hardcover)
  • Phone Books
  • Brown paper Bags
  • Paperboard
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Plastics
  • Textiles
  • Cartons

Yard Waste Site:  

1401 Oxford Drive (intersection of Oxford & Fish Hatchery Rd)

**For Allentown Residents Only. Proof of residency required**

  • Grass
  • Leaves
  • Brush, tree & hedge trimmings
  • Christmas trees

 

YARD WASTE SITE DROP OFF OPEN Year-Round
The Yard Waste Site is for use by Allentown residents only for yard waste generated from their property.
(No Landscapers Allowed!)
Proof of Allentown residency required.  An ID Card is available for regular users.
Users must show their driver’s license every time they use the Drop Off Site.

 

The 2024 season runs from Wednesday, April 3 to Saturday, November 23. The site will be open on the following days: 

  • Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Only Allentown residents allowed. Contractors/landscapers may not use this site.

Accepted materials: 

    • Grass
    • Weeds
    • Flowers
    • Hedge Trimmings
    • Leaves
    • Branches

Not accepted: 

    • Dirt, Soil, Compost, Sod
    • Rocks, Stones, Concrete/Cement, etc.
    • Flower Pots
    • Wood, Lumber, Railroad Ties, Fencing, etc.
    • Bamboo (call the Recycling Office for disposal instructions)
    • Trash, Construction Debris

Mulch Loading Services: April  - November  Wednesdays, 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Pre-paid fee: $12 per bucket load (approx. one cubic yard). Pay in advance at Recycling & Solid Waste office. Payment: 641 S. 10th Street, Mon-Fri, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. No payments accepted at the yard waste site.

Free self-loading available during Drop Off hours

Curbside Collection of Yard Waste: April to November, placed out on recycling night. Use specific containers, no plastic bags. We provide stickers for yard waste containers. For more information and to request stickers call: 610-437-8729

Winter Hours: 

First Saturdays of December - March, 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., weather permitting.