Antifreeze
Call the Hotline |
Appliances
(refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, washing machines,
dryers, hot water heaters)
Call the Hotline for curbside pick up on your recycling night (Take
refrigerator door off.) |
|
Batteries
Vehicle: Anyone who sells
car batteries takes them for a small fee,
call the Hotline for list
Household:
(Alkaline)
Throw in your regular trash.
Rechargeable,
Button, Lithium:
Call Lehigh County (610-782-3046)
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Bicycles
Community Bike Works 610-434-1140 |
Books
Hard-Covered: Recycling Drop Off Center
Soft-Covered: Recycling
Drop Off Center |
Bricks
Call the Hotline |
Cast
iron
Call the Hotline for pickup with appliances |
Catalogs
Blue recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Chemicals,
solvents, etc.
Call Lehigh County (610-782-3046) |
Clothing,
hats, shoes, drapes, etc.
Recycling Drop Off Center (clean and in bags) |
Computer
parts
Call the Hotline for current information |
Concrete
& concrete blocks
Call the Hotline |
Construction
material
Usable: Call the RE PLACE at 610-709-0205
Unusable:
One container or bundle, weighing no more than 50 lbs. collected with
trash. Lumber must be cut into 4 ft. lengths and bundled. Larger quantities
call "rubbish" haulers |
Dead
animal in street
Call the Hotline |
Fire
extinguishers
Bring to Recycling Office |
Fluorescent
lights
Less than five OK in trash (wrapped), more than
five, call Lehigh County (610-782-3046) |
Furnace
Gas: Liberty Recycling, 610-433-0129. Bricks and insulation
must be removed
Oil: Contact oil furnace distributor |
Furniture
Fixable items: Call Good Shepherd RE PLACE 610-709-0205
Usable items: Call thrift shops, consignment shops or used
furniture stores in yellow pages |
Glass
bottles and jars (clear, green, brown)
Green recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Glass
(windows, mirrors, broken)
Trash (large quantities Todd Heller, Inc. 610-262-6988) |
Glossy
inserts (newspapers)
Blue recycling bin or with newspaper or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Greeting
cards
Blue recycling bin, Recycling Drop off Center or
Send to:
St. Jude's Ranch for Children
100 St. Jude's Street
Boulder City, NV 89005-1618 |
Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) (paints, chemicals,
toxics, etc.)
Call Lehigh County (610-782-3046) |
Junk
mail
Blue recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Logs
Over 5 in. diameter: Yard
waste sites
Under 5 in. diameter: Curbside, tie in 4 foot bundle or yard
waste sites |
Magazines
Blue recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Mercury
Thermometer
Health Bureau (610-437-7760) |
Metal
items (more than 50% metal)
Curbside pickup (Large items, Call the Hotline)
or take to Recycling Drop Off Center |
Motor
oil
Call the Hotline |
Paint
- liquid -
More than 1/3 full: Call Lehigh County (610-782-3046)
Less than 1/3 full or dry:
Hardened
paint is not a hazardous waste. Open and let paint dry; put in garbage
(quick
dry--add kitty litter, sand or strips of newspaper) |
Plastic
bottles (only #1 and #2)
Green recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center. All others plastics
are trash |
Plastic
grocery bags
Grocery stores recycle clean dry bags |
Plywood
Trash: Bundled (see construction material)
Reusable: Call the RE PLACE at 610-709-0205 |
Propane
tanks
Trexler Haines Gas, Inc. 6635 Tilghman St., 610-395-2525 (fee
charged) |
Railroad
ties
Cut into four foot lengths. Tie into a bundle no heavier than 50 lbs.
One bundle per trash pickup |
Roofing
tiles
One bundle or container per pickup - no heavier than 50 lbs.
For large quantities call hauler listed under rubbish. |
Shopping
carts
Call directly to the store or call 1-800-244-CART (2278)
Call the Hotline for pickup of broken carts. |
Styrofoam
peanuts/packing material
RE PLACE - 610-709-0205
Mail Room - 420 Emaus Ave., 610-797-3221
Mail Boxes, Etc. - 3440 Lehigh St., 610-966-4255
Mailbox - Village West Shopping Center, 610-433-2992 |
Styrofoam
Trash |
Telephone
books
Curbside with newspaper or Recycling Drop Off Center |
Tires
Tire dealers (fee charged) |
Water
softener plastic bags
Trash |
Window
pane
Clean non-laminated window glass (no paint, wood, putty
or other materials), Todd Heller, Inc. Northampton, 610-262-6988
or wrap completely and put out for trash |
Wrapping
paper
Non-metallic: Blue recycling bin or Recycling Drop Off Center
Metallic: Trash |
