Curbside Recycling
Please Note:
According to City
Ordinance #3821, Article 933.04 all residents of the City
of Bethlehem are required to recycle. Designated materials
should be placed curbside, on your scheduled pick-up day,
in a container obtained from the Theis/Cornfeld Recycling
Center or any open, rigid, waterproof container of not more
than a 30 gallon capacity, with a hole in the bottom for drainage,
provided it is clearly marked "Recycling".
What to recycle at the curb:
- Cans: Aluminum, tin, steel, bimetalic and
aerosol cans; formed aluminum containers (such as pie pans).
No toxic or flammable materials. No paint cans.
- Glass: Clear, green, and brown food and beverage
jars and bottles with caps. No drinking glasses, window
panes, light bulbs, mirrors, ceramic, china, or porcelain.
- Plastic: Any #1 or #2 container with a neck
such as milk jugs, soda and water bottles, and laundry product
bottles. Remove caps.
How to recycle:
- Rinse until clean and drain all cans, glass,
and plastics. Place recyclables in your green container,
which can be obtained at the Theis/Cornfeld Recycling Center.
Labels need not be removed. Metal caps, lids, and rings
are also recyclable.
- Crush cans and plastics or nest cans to save
space. Do not crush glass bottles or jars.
- Place your container at the front curb the
night before your scheduled pick-up day. To find out your
scheduled pick-up day call the Recycling Bureau at 610-865-7082.
- Extra quantities of recyclables may be put
out in any open, rigid, waterproof container with a capacity
of 30 gallons or less, provided it is clearly marked "Recycling."
No bags or cardboard boxes.
Please Write your address on
your container.
Additional containers are available at The
Theis/Cornfeld Recycling Center on Illick's Mill Road for $8
each.
- For missed pick-ups call Raritan Valley Disposal,
toll-free 1-877-534-4446.
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