Lower Saucon Says Goodbye to Paper Recycling Bins

If you’ve been in the habit of recycling junk mail and other unwanted paper at the bins in the parking lot outside the Lower Saucon Township building, you will have to find a new place to recycle your paper.

Township officials announced last week that the two large bins are no longer available.

No reason for their removal was provided. However, the bins were popular, as evidenced by the fact that they sometimes were full to the point of overflowing.

In the township email that announced their removal, officials suggested two alternative locations for paper recycling.

The Allentown Recycling Drop-off Center at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Allentown, accepts waste paper that is free of paper clips, binder clips and plastic bags. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and weekends 8 a.m. to noon. The center also offers free confidential shredding. For more information, call 610-437-8729.

The City of Bethlehem’s Recycling Drop-off Center also accepts paper. Located at 635 Illicks Mill Road, Bethlehem, it is open Sunday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Paper must be free of paper clips, binder clips and plastic bags.

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