Allentown businesses and non-profit organizations that generate small quantities of trash and recyclables are eligible for City curbside trash & recycling collection. The annual fee of $223 includes:

Corrugated cardboard must be recycled separately from City Collection. You can take it to the Allentown Recycling Drop Off Center at Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and 15th Street (open Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) or contract for collection.

Participation in this program is optional. However, if you are not in City collection you must contract with a licensed trash and recycling hauler and comply with the City's mandatory recycling requirements. Anyone using City curbside collection is liable for payment for the service.

You can begin service any time with 30 days notice to the City. The annual service fee is billed February 1 payable to the City April 1. Payments for less than a year's service are prorated, however, service for less than a month is billed for the whole month. Do not send payment now. You will receive a bill from the City.

The City provides recycling bins to establishments in City Collection.

Blue bins for mixed office paper, reports, envelopes, magazines and catalogs, etc. are available in three sizes. Indicate the number of bins and size appropriate for one week's generation of your paper (excluding cardboard and newspapers). (For comparison, a typical trash can is 30 gallons.)

We will call to arrange for delivery of containers. Instructions of specifics of proper recycling procedures will be supplied for each employee.

Please call the Hotline if you have any questions.