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Republic Services to open plastics recycling plant in Allentown

The polymer processing center at 420 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will serve Republic Services’ Northeast region and is the company’s third U.S. polymer center, joining Las Vegas and Indianapolis.

Published Jul 6, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Republic Services is constructing a polymer processing center in Allentown that will handle plastic recycling for its Northeast region, with operations expected to begin in early 2027.

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