Residents complain about missed pickups, spills, recycling mix-ups in Allentown.
On April 2, Molchany made a courtesy call to J.P. Mascaro and Sons and told Allentown's garbage contractor that he had placed an old water heater on the sidewalk in front of his house at 117 S. 11th St. for that night's collection. Although Molchany followed the rules for special pickups, the unwanted water heater was still on the curb the next day. Molchany called again on April 5, and on April 9, and a couple of times after that. Finally, after three weeks of leaving messages at Mascaro's office, the discarded water heater was carted away. Residents complain about late and missed pickups, spilled garbage left behind by collection crews and recycling containers filled with the wrong refuse that sit for months on the curb because nobody will take responsibility for it.