Recyclables can all be commingled in your blue 95-gallon recycling cart. Recycling services are provided every other week, on the same day as your trash service. Please see schedule map at bottom of page.Carts must be properly placed by 7 a.m. on your pickup day.
- Dry un-yellowed newspapers (including inserts), phone books, magazines catalogs, and junk mail may be placed either in the bottom of your bin or beside it in a brown paper sack.
- Shredded paper (please place in paper bag to avoid scattering during collection)
- Corrugated containers that are broken down.
- Chipboard containers that are broken down. Chipboard, or paperboard, is used to make tissue boxes, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.
- Acceptable containers are:
All Containers Must be Rinsed.
- plastic bottles #'s 1 - 5 and #7 (numbers can be found inside chasing arrows on side or bottom of bottles)
- flattened aluminum drink cans
- tin/steel cans, empty aerosol cans
- unbroken glass bottles and jars
The cart should be placed at the edge of the driveway and road with the lid COMPLETELY CLOSED with the handle facing the residence. Parked vehicles and other obstacles (i.e., gas meters, fences, electrical boxes, cable boxes, etc.) should be at least 2 feet from the trash cart.
See pictures below for proper placement of carts.
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| Proper Placement. Cart handle facing toward house. |
No service. Cart handle wrong direction. |
No service. Cart overloaded. |
No service. Cart too close to vehicle or mailbox. |
A one-time service to collect flattened and stacked cardboard boxes is provided to new resident move-ins. New residents must call the city (214.509.4500) by noon Friday to make arrangements for this one-time cardboard collection for next-day pickup on Saturday. Wrapping paper (no bubble-wrap or foam) from the boxes may be placed in a large cardboard container and collected during the same-day service.
Download these helpful documents:
City of Allen Recycling Calendar (PDF)
Waste services guidelines (PDF)
City of Allen Map (PDF)
CWD does not recycle any appliances associated with the SECO Stimulus / Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program. For more information on recycling your old appliances, please see the link below.
Click here for information on the SECO Stimulus / Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program
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