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You can drop off your items RAIN or SHINE
(volunteers unload you car inside the municipal garage building) at Lower Saucon Township Town Hall Complex at 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem.

At our FREE Spring event, more than 18 pallets full of electronics were collected - That's a lot of stuff NOT going to the landfill!
Start saving your items for our Fall event.

This is a great way to support your community and environment by reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill and clean out your basement or attic at the same time.

Our next - Electronics Recycling Program
will be in the Fall - date to be announced.
Sorry if you missed our Spring event. The Lower Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council will be holding its electronics recycling program again this fall. The event is free and open to the public.

We Accept:

Old computers, monitors, keyboards, fax machines, desktop copiers, cell phones and other electronic equipment and CFC bulbs.

Please do NOT bring: TV's, appliances, air conditioners or dehumidifiers

You can drop off ANYTIME - 7 days a week - 365 days a year!!!
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This is a great way to support your community and environment by reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill.

According to Abitibi's statistics, we help save 17 trees per recycled ton.

We're saving 100's of trees!

Paper Recycling Program
Paper retrieval bins have been placed in the Saucon Valley area as a fundraiser for the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society. The bright yellow and green bins are located at the Lower Saucon Township Municipal Complex (near the playground), behind Hellertown Borough Hall, all around the Saucon Valley School District Campus, Dewey Fire Company, Hellertown Water Authority offices on Front St., Society Hill, and at the municipal parking lot across from the Hellertown Post Office.

Please Drop off ALL Your: Junk mail, Magazines, Shopping catalogs, Newspaper, Office and school papers.

Please do NOT include: Plastic, Glass, Metal, Cardboard, Phone books, Trash

The different types of paper do not have to be separated and you do not even have to remove staples! You may collect and deposit your recyclables using paper or plastic grocery bags; however if you use plastic, please do not tie them shut as this causes problems with the shredding equipment.

Recycling in Lower Saucon Township Where The recycling drop-off center is located at the IESI Bethlehem Landfill at 2335 Applebutter Road. Call 610-317-3200 with questions. What Newspapers, glass (must remove lids), white goods (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers), aluminum cans (crushed) and scrap metal. When Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday 7:00 am - 12:00 pm	Every ton of paper recycled saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space! It takes 500,000 trees just to produce our Sunday newspapers!!	Why you should recycle your used oil If you are pouring used motor oil on the ground, into a storm drain or throwing it in your trash can (even in a sealed container), you are improperly disposing of your used motor oil. 1 gallon of motor oil can pollute 1 million gallons of drinking water if disposed of improperly! Used motor oil may contain potentially toxic substances, such as lead, benzene, zinc or magnesium. According to the U.S. EPA, over 40% of our nation’s oil pollution comes from the improper disposal of used motor oil by DIYers.
Recycling Flea Market - All Items FREE There's an interesting website: Freecycle.org where you can give away your unwanted items or find items locally. Everything posted must be free, legal, and appropriate for all ages. Their motto: One man's trash is another man's treasure.	Old newspapers can be recycled and made into newspaper and other products, such as packaging. Recycling newspaper instead of making it new: Saves trees from being cut down Uses 30% to 55% less energy Creates up to 74% less air pollution To recycle newspaper, just tie it in stacks with cotton string or put it in brown grocery bags.	Do you change your own oil? Used motor oil can be recycled for FREE at many locations, including: Superior Auto, Main St., Hellertown Service Tire & Auto Center, Stefko Blvd., Bethlehem Link Cycle Service, S. 3rd St., Coopersburg Tavares & Son, Freemansburg Ave., Bethlehem
For general recycling information for many types of materials check out the Earth 911 website.	There's no reason not to recycle Inkjet and Printer cartridges. They are recyclable at many retail outlets which sell them, such as Staples. If you don't want to leave home, you may obtain FREE recycling mailers from HP via their website. Or if you want to help out a local group: Cub Scout Pack 349 has collection boxes for ink and toner cartridges at the Hellertown Library and in the narthex at Christ Lutheran Church, Main St., Hellertown Or send your used cartridges to: Peaceable Kingdom, 725 N. 29th Street, Allentown, PA 18104 - They are a no-kill shelter that rescues cats.	Lions Club - Recycle your aluminum for a good cause. 2nd Saturday each month from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Wachovia Bank parking lot, Main St., Hellertown Aluminum - Copper - Steel - Brass CASH PAID - for these metals at many places including: H. Blinderman & Sons Whitaker St., Hellertown
Batteries: NiCad Batteries, Other Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries (non-NiCad), Single-use Batteries, and items containing mercury (like fluorescent lights) can be recycled at: Bethlehem Apparatus, Front St., Hellertown	American Cell Phone Drive - Donate your inactive cell phones (no accessories) to Christ Lutheran Church, Main St. Hellertown, to help in fundraising. Drop off your phones in the white boxes located in the Narthex of the church, near the staff mailboxes and near the entrance door closest to the playground. All money raised will be given to the "Love Grows Here" Campaign.	Saucon Valley Compost Center - Now Open The new center, located at 2011 Springtown Hill Road, Hellertown, is open to residents of Hellertown and Lower Saucon. Hours for the center are Fridays and Saturdays from 9 am - 1 pm except holidays through the end of November. Items you can drop off: Leaves - loose or in brown paper bags Small brush - up to 4" diameter, no longer than 6 feet Hedge trimmings; garden plant residue Christmas trees - free of decorations and tinsel (Can be dropped off on Saturdays in January except Jan. 2nd) The center will NOT accept: grass, sod, tree stumps or commercial business material
Saucon Valley Compost Center - Open through November 29th. The center, located at 2011 Springtown Hill Road, Hellertown is open to residents of Hellertown and Lower Saucon. Hours for the center are Fridays and Saturdays from 9 am - 1 pm except holidays through mid December. Items you can drop off: Leaves - loose or in brown paper bags Small brush - up to 4" diameter, no longer than 6 feet Hedge trimmings; garden plant residue Christmas trees - free of decorations and tinsel (Can be dropped off on Saturdays in January except Jan. 2nd) The center will NOT accept: grass, sod, tree stumps or commercial business material Volunteers are needed to assist with operations at the compost center. Contact the borough manager at 610-838-7041 or township manager at 610-865-3291 for information.		If your running shoes are "gently" used, RecycledRunners helps you find locations throughout the country where you can donate them to people in need. If you just finished the marathon and your shoes have seen better days, they can still be recycled and turned into new sports surfaces at playgrounds and basketball courts. Check 'em out at: http://www.recycledrunners.com/

Important Information About Recycling in Pennsylvania!

Pennsylvania's recycling programs have been incredibly successful, diverting about 4.5 million tons of trash from landfills and incinerators each year.
Unfortunately, if the Pennsylvania state Senate doesn't act soon, recycling programs across the Commonwealth could start to disappear. Please take a moment to ask your state Senator to support reauthorizing Pennsylvania's Recycling Fund.

BACKGROUND

Pennsylvania's recycling programs are the backbone of our waste reduction efforts. Besides the millions of tons of trash that we produce in the state each year, Pennsylvania also imports more trash than any other state in the country. Recycling is essential to reducing this strain on our landfills while fueling our economy with
raw materials for industry and thousands of jobs for Pennsylvania citizens.

Since 1988, recycling programs throughout the Commonwealth have been supported in part by a $2 per ton fee on trash disposal at landfills. The money from this fee is given to our cities and towns to be spent on the facilities, trucks, staff and citizen outreach programs necessary to ensure sustainable recycling programs throughout the state.

Thanks to this critical funding, Pennsylvania now boasts more than 900 curbside recycling programs. These programs not only reduce waste, but provide huge benefits for our environment and our economy. Recycling reduces our reliance on environmentally damaging practices like mining and logging to retrieve virgin materials. These
practices degrade local ecosystems and often involve highly polluting production methods. So recycling also prevents a great deal of pollutants like soot, smog and global warming emissions.

Given all of these benefits, our recycling programs deserve dedicated, permanent funding in order to secure their future viability. Unfortunately, the $2 per ton fee on trash disposal will soon expire. If this funding runs out, many counties may have to find other ways to fund recycling--or abandon their recycling efforts altogether.

The Pennsylvania state House has already passed a bill to reauthorize the state's Recycling Fund but the state Senate has not taken action on this important proposal.

So please take a moment to ask your state senator to secure the future of recycling in Pennsylvania by passing House Bill 1902 before the summer recess, which would renew--and make permanent--existing funding for the state's recycling programs. For more information, see the Penn Environment website.

Sincerely,
David Masur
PennEnvironment Director

Email us at: LS TEAC@LowerSauconEnvironment.org

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