Commercial Recycling

The Solid Waste and Recycling Division has several options for businesses who want to participate in recycling programs.  Please review the following services to see which one fits your business the best.  There is a 24 hour a day / 7 day a week recycling drop off located at 1420 S. Happy Hollow Road in southeast Fayetteville for those who choose not to participate in any of the following services.

Commercial Cardboard Recycling:

There are several options for recycling small and large amounts of cardboard.  A weekly dumpster service utilizing 4 to 8 yard dumpsters with collection up to 5 times per week will handle a business with a large amount of cardboard.  For information on drop box or compactor service of cardboard please contact our Commercial Sales Representative at 575-8397 for more information on that type of service.

Commercial Paper Recycling:

The Commercial Paper Dumpster program is designed for large quantity paper users.  The type of paper collected includes office paper, magazines, newsprint, and other sorted office papers.  No trash, plastic, metals or other materials are accepted with this service.  The cost is $32.76 per month plus a monthly lease of $14.73.  The service is for once collection per week with a 4 yd dumpster. 

Small Business Recycling: 

Businesses with weekly volumes of material similar to a residential home can participate in the residential recycling curbside service.  This new service will be open to all businesses which are located in an area currently being serviced for residential recycling.  The 18 gallon green recycling bins with a domed lid will continue to be used for this service and service will be one time per week.   

The cost for the service is $5.88 per month with a limit of five bins.  Recycling bins must be purchased in advance and the cost is $10.00 plus tax per bin.  These fees allow us to provide and expand our service to all businesses who qualify under the criteria above. 

The program works very simply as businesses must follow the rules for the residential recycling collection.  All plastic bottles coded #1 or #2; glass containers in colors of clear, brown and green; aluminum cans, and steel cans can be placed loose in the bins. Paper items, such as newspaper can be stacked / bundled together; cardboard can be flattened and placed under the bin (large volumes greater than 3’ x 3’ cannot be collected curbside but can be taken to the drop off or use cardboard dumpster service); and mixed paper consisting of copy paper, junk mail, paper board, magazines or phone books can be placed in a paper bag or one of the reusable bags sold by the Solid Waste and Recycling Division.  The reusable bags can be purchased for $4.25 plus tax and can be used over and over again.  We cannot accept plastic grocery bags as those are a contaminant in our program.  Plastic bags can be recycled at local stores.

Businesses with higher volumes must use the dumpster services for recycling of cardboard and paper or the material can be taken to the recycling drop off located at 1420 S. Happy Hollow Rd in southeast Fayetteville.  The site is open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week for convenience.

How to order service:

If your office is interested in any of the services above please call the following:  For cardboard recycling with dumpsters or larger containers or for a paper dumpster you may contact our Commercial Service Representative at 575-8397.  For the curbside recycling service you can call our Waste Reduction Coordinator at 718-7685.  E-mail would be the easiest way to communicate on these services and you may e-mail the Solid Waste and Recycling Office by clicking here.  

Please consider recycling at your business.  Together we can recycle more and waste less providing for a sustainable environment for everyone.