The Bureau of Recycling and Solid Waste works diligently to keep our city clean and sustainable. We manage a wide range of services, ensuring effective waste disposal, recycling, and community cleanliness.

With a dedicated focus on customer service, environmental sustainability, and community well-being, our office strives to create a cleaner, greener, and more vibrant Allentown for everyone.

Holiday Collection Schedule - Labor Day 2026

Trash and recycling collections are canceled on Sunday night, September 6th.
Residents in the affected area may place out both trash AND recycling on Wednesday night, September 9th. A maximum of 10 trash bags or 4 (32 gallon) trash cans will be allowed.
The Monday night collection zone will NOT be affected by this holiday.

All City offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th.
The Yard Waste Site on Oxford Dr will be open for regular hours on Saturday, September 5th from 8am to 2pm.

Sign Up For Trash Alert Notifications!

Occasionally, curbside collection may be delayed or rescheduled due to holidays or inclement weather. When you subscribe to our text alerts, we can notify you immediately via text message, phone call, and/or email. No more dragging your trash out to the curb just to discover that your collection was canceled!
Click here to sign up, or text "allentownalerts" to 24639