Yard Waste Collection Facility

2150 Polk Valley Road
Hellertown, PA 18055
Facility Location

UPDATED 2024 Yard Waste Facility Information
The Yard Waste Collection Facility for Lower Saucon Township residents will remain open each Friday and Saturday through November 23rd.

Additional Saturdays have now been added: Saturday, November 30th Saturday, December 7th Saturday, December 14th. Click here to access flyer.

Hours of Operation: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Please display your current Lower Saucon Township ID Card (orange) when entering the facility. If you need a replacement ID Card or would like to apply for one, please see below for more information. For details on acceptable and unacceptable yard waste materials, tarping requirements, and other guidelines, please refer to the information provided below. Thank you for your cooperation!

Items Accepted

• Leaves - loose and in brown paper bags only. If bagged in plastic, you must take the bags home.
• 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

Yard Waste Materials

• Must be from a property within Lower Saucon Township, proof of residence will be required.

Yard Waste Facility Tips

• You must be a Lower Saucon Township resident to drop off materials. ID Cards are required (see below).
• Do NOT leave materials outside the Yard Waste Facility. Plastic 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.

Tarping Requirements
Visitors are reminded that, per Pennsylvania State Law, all loaded trucks or trailers must be covered with a tarp when traveling on any public road and when dropping off materials at the facility. Please be a good neighbor and tarp your vehicle.

Contractors
Landscaping contractors hired by a resident Lower Saucon Township may drop off brush/yard waste/leaves only with a signed invoice and/or the resident's ID card.

Yard Waste Facility ID Cards
ID cards issued by Lower Saucon Township are to be used at the Yard Waste Facility. Residents who need a new or replacement ID card may pick them up at Town Hall during regular business hours. Please email rmarkovic@lowersaucontownship.org, fax (610) 867-3580 or by postal mail (Lower Saucon Township, Attn: Receptionist, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015) your driver's license for proof of address and your phone number.

The ID cards should be displayed when you visit the Yard Waste Facility. The card may be used by all members residing in your household. The Yard Waste Facility reserves the right to confirm the identification of the card holder to ensure the card is not being misused for non-resident or commercial purposes.