CURBSIDE COLLECTION 

Friendly reminder about our curbside trash and recycling in Allentown:

Trash - a maximum of five (5) bags of trash 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.

*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

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 on Saturday.
• Misses reported after 10:00am on Saturday will be collected by 10:00am Monday morning according to the City’s contract.