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Recycling Drop-off Center

 


The Drop-off Center is open 24 hours per day, every day of the week. It is open to everyone.

Items that may be dropped off include:

  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Cartons (milk, juice & aseptic packing)
  • Paperboard (cereal & food boxes, tissue & shoe boxes, paper egg cartons, paper drink carriers, etc.)
  • Mixed color paper & magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Books and phone books
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Metal cans, aluminum foil and pie plates
  • ALL plastic bottles, tubs, buckets & containers marked #1 through #7 (water, soda, laundry, yogurt, margarine, ketchup, shampoo, etc.)
  • Metal items (washing machines, aluminum siding, bicycles, metal fences, small metal appliances etc.)
  • Usable clothing, shoes, hats, drapes, etc.

Confidential documents are accepted for shredding Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Saturday 8:00 am-11:00 pm. Documents are placed in a locked container at the Drop-off Center. For more than 8 boxes, please call our office at 610-437-8729 for arrangements.
Please remove paper clips, binder clips, plastic folders, three ring binders, etc. Only staples are permitted. 


 

Please remove all STYROFOAM before bringing
recyclables down to the City's drop-off center.


LOCATIONS THAT ACCEPTS STYROFOAM:

Insulation Corporation of America
2571 Mitchell Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103
610-791-4200
Accepts: White, rigid packaging foam
Program: Drop off
Details

 

Location
Allentown Recycling
Drop Off Center


1400 Martin Luther King Jr Drive
Next to the 15th St. bridge

Questions: 610.437.8729 or
Contact Form