IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lehigh County Announces it's 2023 Household Hazardous Waste Event

Please visit the Lehigh County website for event details, and to submit the required pre-registration form.
Household Hazardous Waste Event (lehighcounty.org)

Labor Day Holiday Information
The Yard Waste Site on Oxford Dr will be open for normal hours on Saturday, September 2nd.
The Recycling Office on S 10th St will be closed on Monday, September, 4th.
There is no change to the trash, recycling, or yard waste collection schedule for any parts of the City.

Curbside Collection

Friendly reminder about our curbside trash and recycling in Allentown:

Trash - a maximum of five (5) bags of trash (maximum 40 lb weight and 30 gallon size per bag) OR two (2) trash cans per collection night (maximum 70 lb weight and 32 gallon volume per can).
Bulk - One bulk item per week, on your SECOND collection night; Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Examples of bulk include: one piece of furniture, a mattress & boxspring set, or 40 lb maximum of construction material.
Recycling - Unlimited amount of household plastics, papers, cardboard, glass, cans and cartons. City-issued recycling containers must be used. Do NOT bag your recyclables - they are to be loose in your container. Cardboard may be flattened and placed next to your recycling bin. 
Recycling bins are available for pick up at the Recycling Office:
641 S. 10th St., Allentown PA 18103
Mon - Fri  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Yard Waste - Only collected curbside from April to November on your recycling night. Place organic yard debris in a brown paper lawn bag or a rigid container, 32-gallons or smaller, with a Yard Waste sticker on it. Stickers are availabe at the Recycling Office. City-issued recycling containers may NOT be used for yard waste. Piles of branches/brush must be bundled and wrapped with twine or rope. 

*If you ever have any questions about curbside trash and recycling collection, please do not hesitate to call our office. 

A Message About Trash Can Size Limits

Residents have the ability to use both regular trash cans and wheeled trash carts, as long as they fall within the 32-gallon size limit and do not weigh over 70 lbs (each) when filled with trash.
Unsure if your can or cart meets the size requirement?
A 32-gallon wheeled cart, generally, should not be any taller than your hip.
A 32-gallon trash can holds approximately 2-3 tall kitchen trash bags.

CITY CURBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEDULE