Recyclables Drop-off
A recyclables drop-off center is also available to residents. Recyclables are accepted Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Recyclable Drop-Off Center located at the IESI PA Bethlehm Landfill Corporation at 2355 Applebutter Road, Bethlehem, PA. Accepted recyclables include:
- Newspapers
- Glass (lids must be removed)
- Aluminum cans (crushed)
- Scrap metal
- White goods (refrigerators, washing machines, dryers)
Saucon Valley Compost Center
The Saucon Valley Compost Center is located at 2011 Springtown Hill Road and is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Friday, April 29, 2011 through Saturday, November 26, 2011. Accepted materials include:
- Leaves - loose and in bags (brown paper only)
- Small brush - up to 4" in diameter (no longer than 6 ft.)
- Hedge trimmings, garden plant residue
- Christmas trees (without tinsel)
Items NOT Accepted:
- Grass
- Sod
- Tree stumps
- Commercial business materials
Compost Center Tips:
- You must be a Borough of Hellertown or Lower Saucon Township resident to drop off materials. Proof of residency at sign-in requried.
- Do NOT leave material outside the gate of the Compost Center. Plastic or paper bags used to transport material must be taken home.
- Grass is NOT accepted. Recycle grass by using a mulching mower or cut your grass frequently and leave clippings on lawn. This does NOT create thatch and provides an excellent lawn fertilizer.
- Loading of mulch is available @ $10.00/load (CHECKS ONLY) payable to "Lower Saucon Township".
Mulch Disclaimer:
Municipal mulch is a natural, unprocessed material stored outside. As a result, it may contain allergens, poison ivy, termites and/or carpenter ants and foreign matter. Users should wear proper clothing and protection when handling the mulch. The Saucon Valley Compost Center makes no guarantee concerning the quality of the mulch, and assumes no liability for injury or property damages as a result of the loading, delivery and/or use of the mulch. Residents who use the mulch do so at thier own risk.
Landfill Committee
Per the Host Agreement between the IESI Bethlehem Landfill, located on Applebutter Road in the Township, and Lower Saucon Township, "IESI and the Township shall continue to participate in the Lower Saucon Township Landfill Committee ("Landfill Committee") to monitor and review the operation of the Landfill. The Landfill Committee shall consist of two IESI representatives and two residents from the Township. The Landfill Committee shall meet monthly or at such other intervals as mutually agreed upon by the Landfill Committee members, and shall have the discretion to set its own meeting schedules and administrative procedures as the Landfill Committee deems necessary. The Landfill Committee shall be authorized and requested to periodically monitor the Landfill operation and provide reports on the Landfill operation to IESI and to the Township. The Landfill Committee also shall be required and empowered to receive, review and report on Landfill related complaints. The Landfill Committee shall be advisory only, and shall have no legal authority to bind either IESI or the Township. The Landfill Committee meetings shall be held within the Township and open to the Township, and/or its designees and Township residents to attend. IESI will provide reasonable, escorted access to the Landfill and property owned by the City over which IESI has an easement to the members of the Landfill Committee and to the Township, and/or its designees."
The Landfill Committee also consists of:
- The Host Municipal Inspector (HMI)
- Special Technical Consultants (as needed)
- The Township Engineer
- Council Liaison
The Host Municipal Inspector appointed by the Township provides regular, or as needed, contact with the Landfill Operator and the Department of Environmental Protection and attends the monthly and quarterly Landfill Committee meetings. He also provides review of Tonnage Reports and the required host fee payments.
Special Technical Consultants are required less often, but provide review of Quarterly, Annual, and Form U Reports from the Landfill and attend quarterly meetings of the Landfill Committee.
When IESI makes an application for a major permit modification or a minor permit modification to the Department of Environmental Protection, various special Technical Consultants are called in, as needed, to provide reviews of the landfill design, the groundwater protection system, the air quality protection system, and in some cases, noise abatement.
The Township Engineer provides general oversight of Consultant responsibilities and provides guidance and recommendations concerning IESI's responsibilities for compliance with Township Ordinances and special Township Agreements.
The Township Engineer attends the quarterly meeting of the Landfill Committee to keep up-to-date on the activities of the Landfill and to provide a consolidation of the reviews of the multiple Township special Technical Consultants when formal applications are made to the Department of Environmental Protection.
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