ALLENTOWN, Pa. — This month Allentown lawmakers are set to examine the city’s trash and recycling contracts.
City Council scheduled a special meeting for 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, to review its agreements with Waste Management for solid waste and recycling collection, according to the city’s calendar.
Waste Management has been collecting Allentown residents’ trash for almost a decade. The company picks up trash twice a week from homes.
City Council in late 2015 approved a five-year contract with Waste Management that included four one-year extensions.
Recycling and yard waste is collected once weekly, according to the city’s website. Residents must place trash and recycling outside their homes between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on the night before collection.
City Council in late 2015 approved a five-year contract with Waste Management that included four one-year extensions.
Allentown residents do not directly pay a trash collection fee; it’s part of a bill that includes city property taxes.
Mayor Matt Tuerk last year proposed a 6.9% property tax increase that included a $120 annual increase in trash and recycling collection fees.
Allentown City Council rejected that — and several proposals with smaller hikes.
Allentown's 2024 budget included no tax increase and a $40 rise in collection fees.
Allentown officials this winter conducted a survey to collect residents’ experiences with its trash and recycling services.
An agenda for the Sept. 16 special meeting was not yet publicly available.
