CURBSIDE COLLECTION 

Friendly reminder about our curbside trash and recycling in Allentown:

Trash - a maximum of five (5) bags of trash, per collection night OR two (2) trash cans (70 lb maximum weight per can and 32 gallon per can volume).
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, or 40 lb. maximum of construction material.
Recycling - Unlimited amount of household plastics, papers, cardboard, glass, and cans. City issued recycling container 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. 

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

CITY CURBSIDE COLLECTION SCHEDULE

Reporting a missed trash or recycling collection? Here are a few things to remember:

• Trash and recycling must be placed at the curb between 5:00pm and 10:00pm.
• The hauler has until 12:00 noon the following day to finish collections.
• Prior to reporting a miss, check to see if your neighbor’s trash and/or recycling has been collected. It’s possible they haven’t been to your area yet.
• Any item rejected at the curb must be removed within 12 hours.
• For collections in the Friday night collection zone, please call the office by 10:00am Saturday and leave a detailed message on the answering machine to ensure your missed items will be collected by 1:00pm.
• Misses reported after 10:00am on Saturday will be collected by 10:00am Monday morning according to the City’s contract.