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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.

 
WINTER 2015/2016 HOURS

Saturday, December 5, 2015            10 AM to 12 Noon
Saturday, January 9, 2016                10 AM to 12 Noon
Saturday, February 6, 2016              10 AM to 12 Noon
Saturday, March 5, 2016                   10 AM to 12 Noon


Spring/Summer 2016 HOURS


From April 2, 2016 to November 21, 2016
Mondays                12 Noon to 4 PM
Wednesdays           8 AM to 6:30 PM (or dusk, whichever comes first)
Fridays                   12 Noon to 4 PM
Saturdays               8 AM to 3 PM


Fall 2016 HOURS

Saturday, December 3, 2016    10 AM to 12 Noon