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Recycling Services

The City of Irving is committed to sustainability with a recycling program that makes it easy for residents to reduce waste and protect the environment.

Recycling Services

  1. Weekly curbside pickup for single-family homes collects:
  2. Paper & cardboard
  3. Plastics (#1,#2,#3,#5,#6, & #7)
  4. Metal cans & glass
  5. Drop-off recycling stations accept:
  6. Electronics
  7. Tires
  8. Scrap metal

By making recycling simple and accessible, Irving helps residents keep the city clean and protect natural resources for the future.

What can be recycled?

  1. Aluminum and steel food cans
  2. Corrugated cardboard (broken down and put inside the blue bag or placed underneath)
  3. Glass bottles and jars
  4. Paper
  5. Catalogs
  6. Junk mail (direct mail)
  7. Magazines
  8. Mixed office paper
  9. Newspaper
  10. Paper bags
  11. Phone books
  12. School paper
  13. Paperboard boxes (cereal, macaroni, etc.)
  14. Plastic containers numbers 1-3 and 5-7

Nonrecyclable Items

  1. Bottles that have contained pesticides, motor oil or other hazardous materials
  2. Light bulbs
  3. Mirrors
  4. Plastics Number 4,such as plastic grocery, produce and frozen food bags. Items can be returned to most grocery stores and placed in a container usually located near the entrance.
  5. Plate glass, auto glass, ceramics, etc.
  6. Styrofoam or packing peanuts
  7. Yard waste

For more information on recycling collection days, contact Solid Waste Services at (972) 721-2232

Frequently Asked Questions

Can we put plastic grocery bags, like those used at the checkout to sack our groceries, in our weekly blue recycling bag?

Is it OK to put food waste in the recycling blue bag, or should we wash plastic containers, such as yogurt containers, before putting them in the blue bag?

Can we put styrofoam in the blue bag?

Can food-contaminated paper or styrofoam plates, napkins and paper towels be recycled?

Recycling Zone Map