Drop-Off Service:

• • Available six days a week at the Recycling Drop-Off Center (1400 Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Next to the 15th St. bridge). 
  • Your documents will be placed in a locked container for later destruction.
  • Please see the attendant who will unlock the container during these hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Saturday from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

Appointment-Based Service:

• • For Allentown residents and businesses needing to witness shredding, by appointment only.
  • Limited dates and times: Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am (April - November), and 3rd Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (December - March).
  • Maximum 8 banker-sized boxes per appointment.
  • Held at the City Yard Waste Site, 1401 Oxford Dr.

Rules:

• • Participants must unload their paper onto a provided cart.
  • Prompt arrival for scheduled time.
  • Shred paper only; staples allowed, but no larger items like paper clips or plastic folders.
  • Certain paper items like manila folders, hanging folders, magazines, and more can be recycled in curbside bins.