WE NEED YOUR HELP: Please NO PLASTIC BAGS in the recycling bin. Do not bag your recyclables or put loose plastic bags in your bin. Thank you!
Rinse, wipe, or scrape out food.
Place these items loosely in your bin, without a bag.
How to dispose of just about anything, responsibly.
Bulky/oversized items are picked up curbside every 5 weeks. Have items at the curb by 6am Monday during your Bulky Item collection week.
Leaves and yard clippings
Bagged, boxed, or bundled, under 50lbs.
Less than 10 inches in diameter and 6-8 feet long.
Larger branches, stumps etc. must be taken to the Cinder Lake Landfill.
These items contain hazardous materials and should not be placed in curbside bins. Safe disposal options are provided for each.
drop off
HPC
includes all household paints and stains (acrylic and oil based)
for the safety of the collection crews, needles require special handling.
drop off:
Coconino County Waste Tire Yard.
Wednesdays only from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
please do not flush medications.
drop off:
Flagstaff Police Dept. Dropbox - open 24/7
These free, year-round food scrap drop-off locations are sponsored by the Flagstaff Sustainability Office! Meat, bones, dairy, and yard waste are NOT accepted.
(No meat, fish or bones)
Remove all stickers, rubber bands, and ties.
Starches, bread, pasta
(No meat, fish, or bones)
Remove all stickers, rubber bands, and ties.
No plastic tea bags. Paper tea bags will rip like paper, plastic ones will not.
Flowers only, no cellophane or plastic
Remove pots and discard those in the trash.
Shells and nuts
No bones
Compostable plastic food packaging (i.e., cups, plates, forks) is not accepted. Learn more.
These items cannot be recycled in your recycling bin. Participating in these programs conserves landfill space and reclaims resources. Thank you for being resourceful!
Plastic bags, bubble wrap, packing pillows, and the plastic wrap from toilet paper and paper towels
All can be recycled at local grocery stores.
Subscribe to the glass recycling pickup program for as little as $4.10/mo.
Call to subscribe, today:
(928) 213-2110
Learn more about the glass recycling program.
Glass cannot be recycled in your regular recycling bin.
There are 5 locations around Flagstaff that accept all colors of glass bottles and jars for recycling.
Donate at the Safeway on Cedar. Look for the drop-box out front.
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Items must be empty and clean. Once collected, these items are sorted by material type, and sold to manufacturers to make new products.
labels okay
If they have any plastic, please leave them out.
Plastic bags wrap around the sorting equipment causing shutdowns.
newspaper
no plastic sleeves
magazines & catalogs
no glittery or metallic paper
phone books
Shredded paper must be placed in a transparent bag, and tied close.
This is the one exception to the 'no plastic bags' rule.
Remove spines from hardback books before recycling.
Better yet, donate them.
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sticky notes
(aka: Post It® notes)
remove and discard plastic & foil liner bags before recycling.
cardboard
(flatten to save room)
cardboard egg cartons
pizza boxes
Grease is okay, just make sure the box is empty.
shoe boxes, gift boxes
cardboard tubes
from paper towels, gift wrap, and toilet paper rolls
Ask your favorite shipping store if they want your packing peanuts. They often do.
recycle the caps too
plastic bottles
from the bathroom
recycle the caps but discard pumps & nozzles (because of the metal)
recycle the caps too
discard pumps & nozzles (because of the metal)
recycle the caps too
Call: (928) 213-2110. This service is free for residential customers. Items picked up are taken to the landfill. Please consider donating working items instead.
Stoves, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, microwaves, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers etc.
Call (928) 213-2110
Call (928) 213-2110
This stuff goes to a landfill and remains there for generations. Please reduce, reuse and/or donate these items whenever possible.
Plastic bags and wrap from toilet paper and paper towels can all be recycled at local grocery stores.
Do not flush down the toilet.
Pop them (to save space) and recycle at local grocery stores along with plastic bags.
glass
Drop off glass for recycling at these locations
Or subscribe to the curbside glass recycling program for just $3.55 per month.
(only plastic bottles, jugs, and jars are recyclable)
takeout containers, cups, plates, coolers, packing inserts etc.
plastic tubs
yogurt, margarine etc.
cartons
Consider buying milk and juice in recyclable plastic jugs instead.
disposable paper cups
Consider a reusable mug instead.
VHS & cassette tapes
laundry baskets and plastic crates
Must fit in your bin with the lid closed.
100% plastic toys
(better yet, donate them)
Electronic toys are hazardous and cannot be trashed. See the orange section for details.
all diapers
napkins, paper towels, tissues
tip: reuse these durable bags for collecting kitty litter and other heavy-duty waste.
biodegradable and compostable plastics
chip and snack bags
drink pouches
coffee pods
tip: return wire hangers to the dry cleaners
Wasting food wastes resources, fuel, labor, money, and time. Learn how to prevent food here.
Cut the waste and save money, here's how.
all food
Better yet, compost your food.
vinyl
beach balls, shower curtains, inflatable toys, etc.
animal droppings
incandescent light bulbs
note: fluorescent light bulbs cannot be disposed of curbside.
bulbs and ornaments
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