Pennsylvania
Recycling drop-off
Allentown recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Allentown Recycling Drop-Off Center.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
General public and businesses; you do not have to live in Allentown.
Hours
- The official Recycling Drop-Off Center page describes the site as open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- The same official page posts a Thanksgiving 2026 exception: the center will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: Free
Where to buy: N/A
Per-item fees
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Hazardous waste
See county household hazardous waste programs.
Holiday closures
Official Thanksgiving 2026 schedule on the Recycling Drop-Off Center page: the center will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 27, 2026. The same notice says all City offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27; the drop-off center is scheduled to reopen Friday under that Thanksgiving notice. That Thanksgiving closure sits next to the page's regular wording that the site is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; both official statements are shown here. A Christmas or New Year list was not posted on the fetched page. The November 6, 2026 temporary-closure notice for emergency personnel on Martin Luther King Jr Drive no longer appears on the official page as of November 12, 2026.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: Allentown Recycling Drop-off Center (hours, Thanksgiving 2026 schedule, accepted materials) .
Other notes
- Recyclables only; site is under camera surveillance and dumping unapproved items is ticketed.
- Recycling Office phone (610) 437-8729 is listed on the official drop-off page. Freon appliances require a $20 prepaid fee paid in person at the Bureau of Recycling & Solid Waste, 641 S. 10th St, Allentown, PA 18103, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., before drop-off.
- Confidential-document drop-off is listed as Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at no cost (official wording: "at not cost").
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.