Asheville

When can I recycle?

Residential:
Recycling pickup is bi-weekly on your trash day. To determine the pickup day for your area see the map below. If you have any questions, please call us at (828) 252-2532 and ask for the operator.
Moving?
The recycling bins are Curbside’s property. Please leave them at your home if you move. Thank you.

What may I recycle in Asheville?

NOT RECYCLABLE at this time: 
Aluminum Foil
Dog food bags
Paint Cans
Plastic Bags
Antifreeze, Motor Oil, Pesticide Bottles
Styrofoam
Plastic Wrap
Dishes or Cookware
Drinking Glasses or mugs
Light Bulbs
Window or Mirror Glass
Plant trays or pots
Plastic furniture or toys
Hardcover books
Paper contaminated by food
Paper towels, tissue or napkins
Photographs
Waxed paper
Carbon Copy Paper
Black microwavable trays

How to Prepare Recyclables

Please help make recycling happen by preparing your recyclable materials as requested. What can be recycled and how these materials have to be prepared is determined by the businesses that make products from recycled materials.
Careful preparation and separation of recyclables is important. Manufacturers require clean and contaminant free materials to make new products. You can help!
REMOVE all caps & recycle (labels my remain on bottles)
RINSE all bottles and cans.
Empty aerosol cans – remove lids.
FLATTEN plastic jugs and plastic soda bottles.
BREAK DOWN and FLATTEN all corrugated cardboard.
Place items in the correct bin. See - “What can I recycle?” (left)
SECURE the lid on the blue bin to prevent paper from blowing out.
Set your bins out to the curb by 7:00 A.M. on your recycling day

Lay flat under bins:
Corrugated Cardboard

Place in Green bin:
Metal Cans
Aluminum
Steel
Tin
Empty aerosol cans
All Plastic Bottles, Jugs, and Containers #1 - #7
Glass Bottles and Jars
(clear, brown, green)
Aluminum Pie Tins, Food Trays
Milk & Juice Cartons
Juice Boxes

Place in Blue bin:
Newspapers and inserts
Mixed Paper
Catalogs
Junk mail
Magazines
Cereal boxes
Egg cartons (paper)
Envelopes
Manila envelopes
Office paper
Paper
Phone books
Glossy paper
Post-It-Notes
Brown paper bags
Paper towel rolls
Shredded paper (place in paper bag with top rolled down)
Etc!

Curbside Management • 116 N. Woodfin Avenue • Asheville, NC 28804 • Telephone: 828.252.2532 • Fax: 828.251.2888 • EMAIL

for a PRINTABLE version of

“What may I recycle?”

Downloadable Brochures w/ Calendars
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