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Things To Know About Curbside Recycling

Residential customers who enroll in curbside recycling receive a recycling cart as well as bi-weekly curbside recycling pick-ups for $5.96 plus tax per month. If you are interested in signing up for curbside recycling, please call us at (903)531-1388, email SolidWaste@TylerTexas.com or contact us.

All items must fit inside the cart. Break down cardboard, crush plastic and cans to make all items fit inside the cart. Glass is not accepted in the curbside program. A fee may be charged to pick up items that are not inside the residential recycle carts.

If you are currently a curbside recycling customer, go to the recycle calendar and input your address, or download the free Tyler Talks Trash app on your smart phone. The app can alert you to your pick-up days and any special events concerning Solid Waste.

 A few reminders:

  1. Recycling cart should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m.
  2. Place your cart behind the curb line.
  3. Lid opening must be faced towards the street.
  4. Cart should be six feet away from any fixed object, such as a mailbox, vehicle, fence or utility pole.
  5. Break down all cardboard and put it inside the cart.
  6. Crush aluminum cans and plastics so that everything fits inside your recycling cart.
  7. Recycling crews will not pick up your cart if it contains items unacceptable for recycling.

Acceptable Items in the Curbside Recycle Bin

Image of different accepted recyclable materials with the words "Recycle Me!"

  1. Crushed aluminum cans, rinsed
  2. Plastics #1 PETE, rinsed with lids removed, such as water and soda bottles
  3. Plastics #2 HDPE, rinsed with lids removed, such as milk jugs and detergent bottles (please crush larger bottles)
  4. Plastics #3 - #7, rinsed
  5. Tin cans
  6. Broken down cardboard
  7. Newspapers
  8. Magazines and junk mail
  9. Office paper
  10. Brown paper or plastic grocery bags
  11. Empty aerosol cans
  12. Food and Beverage Cartons (milk, juice, soup, broth, wine)

Non-Recyclable Items

  1. Ceramics
  2. Glass (please bring to the Recycling Center)
  3. Used clothing
  4. Batteries
  5. Toxic product containers
  6. Medical sharps
  7. Propane cylinders
  8. Styrofoam
  9. Plastic utensils
  10. Glassware
  11. Improperly sorted or contaminated items