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418 N. Bois D'Arc Ave.
Tyler, Texas 75702
Office: (903) 531-1388
Email your recycling questions or comments.
The City of Tyler Solid Waste Department offers subscription-based curbside recycling to residential customers. Residents can sign up for this optional program and receive two curbside recycling pickups per month for $2.50 plus tax per month. A recycling cart is included in the subscription price. Materials DO NOT have to be sorted.
Recycling is picked up twice a month on Wednesdays, depending on your location. To find your curbside recycling day click here. |
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Items accepted:
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Steel/tin food cans
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Aluminum cans
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#1 PETE plastic---rinsed (such as soda and water bottles)
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#2 HDPE plastic ALL COLORS---rinsed (such as milk jugs, detergent bottles)
- Newspapers
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Ads/ Junk mail
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Magazines
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Mixed office paper (no shredded paper please)
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Cardboard (any type) |
Items NOT accepted and why:
Glass--it breaks inside the truck's compactor and becomes a hazard to workers (Clear, Brown and Green glass is accepted at the Recycling Drop Off Center at 418 N. Bois D'Arc Ave.)
Plastics #3, #4, #5, #6, #7--the material recovery facility does not accept these types
Plastic grocery bags--please recycle them at any Brookshire's Grocery Stores
Phonebooks--they are accepted only at the Recycling Drop Off Center
Books--please take them to Goodwill
Electronics--please take them to Goodwill or the Recycling Drop Off Center to be recycled |