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Solid Waste & Recycling Services

Allentown, Lehigh County PA

Services provided under contract with this municipality are detailed below.

Aseptic Cartons Recycling!

Milk, Juice, Soup, Flavored drink and Aseptic cartons are examples.

Flexible Plastic Packaging Collection

Flexible packaging is any plastic packaging that is able to flex or wrap such as plastic pouches, wraps, and bags.

Curbside Trash Collection

J.P. Mascaro & Sons works with both individuals and municipalities to provide safe, prompt and dependable service.

Pickup Schedule: Trash is collected twice a week with the following limits: Up to 5 bags (30 gallons, 40 pounds each) OR two (2) containers (32 gallons, 70 pounds each) per trash night.

Bulk Item Collection

Furniture, appliances, carpets, tree limbs larger than 3" in diameter but not longer than 36"

Pickup Schedule: Only accepted on the (2nd) second night of your collection week (Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday) with the following

Limitations / Restrictions: limits: One (1) bulk item (i.e. furniture, mattress and box spring set-must be wrapped in plastic before disposal, toilet, etc.) per week OR 40 pounds of construction material (i.e. lumber, tile, etc.) bundled or in a trash bag/container.

Single Stream Recycle

Plastic, clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel cans, aseptic cartons, cardboard and paper.

Pickup Schedule: Recycling is collected once a week on one of your designated pickup nights. Please call to determine your recycling night. Curbside recycling is unlimited and may only be placed out in City-issued recycling bins.

Yard Waste

Leaves, sticks, branches, twigs no more than four feet in length and less than 4" diameter.

Pickup Schedule: Yard waste is collected every other week, depending on where you live. Please refer to the attached map to determine your collection night. Place yard waste out in either brown paper lawn bags or rigid containers that are 32 gallons or less.

Limitations / Restrictions: Use yard waste stickers to identify the containers. Please call to request yard waste stickers. Piles of loose branches must be bundled together and tied-up.



Holiday Service Exceptions:
Offices and operations are closed on Labor Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Some of our municipal contracts specify other dates that we are not allowed to service, but our offices will be open. In most cases, if you receive twice a week service and one of the above holidays falls on a collection day, you will be serviced on your next scheduled collection day. If you receive once a week service, collection will be moved to the next day.

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