Single Stream Recycling

Recycling has never been easier. With singe stream recycling, residents do not have to sort the items. All recyclable materials can be placed in the 95 gallon poly cart.

Setting up Recycling Service

Recycling service is established at the same time as trash service.
If you would like an additional recycling poly cart contact CWD directly at 972-392-9300 Ext. 2. The charge for an additional cart is $1.96 and will appear on your City of Allen monthly utility bill.

Collection Day

Recyclables are picked up every other week on your designated trash day.
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Service Guidelines

Place poly cart(s) curbside by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day. Recycling will be collected by 7 p.m.
Poly carts must be two feet from the curb and any obstacle such as a parked vehicle, gas or electric meters, fences, cable boxes and other poly carts.
The front of the cart should face the street with the cart’s handle facing the residence.
All recyclables must fit inside the poly cart with the lid completely closed.

Move-In Special Collection

A one-time service to collect flattened and stacked cardboard boxes is provided to new resident move-ins.

New residents must call Community Services at 214.509.4500 by noon on Friday to arrange a one-time cardboard collection for next-day (Saturday) pickup.
Wrapping paper (no bubble wrap or foam) from the boxes may be placed in a large cardboard container and collected during the same one-time service.

Recyclable Items

Acceptable Items
Newspapers	Phone books
Magazines	Catalogs
Junk mail	Cardboard, flattened
Cereal & dry food boxes	Shredded paper in bags
Glass – unbroken bottles or jars	Plastic bottles and containers (#1 – 5 & #7)
Aluminum & steel cans	Empty aerosol cans

Unacceptable Items

Uncceptable Items
Styrofoam	plastic bags	household chemicals**
aluminum foil	light bulbs	paint cans**
pie plates	drinking glasses	automotive wastes**
metal and ceramic cookware	yard waste*	pesticide or pool chemicals**

*CWD collects yard waste separately.

**City collects these items in the HHW program.

Apartment Recycling

CWD recycling containers are located in the complex parking lot.
Check with your apartment management to locate the recycling containers.
The fees for apartment recycling are assessed to the apartment owner/management company, not to the individual apartment unit.
Items for recycling are the same as residential single stream recycling.

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