Residential Recycling

Contact Information:
1260 Columbia Dr
Main Number: 972-744-4111
Answered 24/7

Recycle Program

Richardson Richardson recyclables are collected by the City and taken to a local Materials Recovery Facility for processing. Each household is provided with recycling collection service one day each week. This collection will occur on one of the same days designated for regular trash collection. See map below to find your recycle collection day.

Recycling collection points for each home are the same as the regular trash collection points, which is usually in the alley. To ensure proper collection, place recyclables out by 7:00 a.m. On rainy days, please do not set out cardboard or newspaper (that is not in a blue bag).

Accepted Materials in Recycle Program

The items below can all be placed in the blue bags:
Plastics #1-7 (excluding styrofoam), Aluminum, Tin, Steel, Empty Aerosol Cans, Newspapers, Mixed Paper, Paper Grocery Bags, Magazines, Catalogs, Corrugated Cardboard, Paperboard/Chipboard, Phone Books, Junk Mail, Glass Containers (All Color Glass)

Purchasing Blue Bags

Blue bags may be purchased at the following locations: 

Heights Recreation Center 
Huffhines Recreation Center 
Richardson Senior Center 
City Hall Water Customer Service Desk
Municipal Service Center (address at top of page)

A roll of blue bags is:

• $3.50 for Richardson Residents
• $4.00 for non-Richardson Residents

$3.50 for Richardson Residents

Recycle Drop Off Center Location of Drop-Off Center

Westside Pump Station 102 N. Cottonwood Dr. (Cottonwood Dr. and Beltline Rd.)
The City of Richardson has a drop-off recycling center which is available to residents twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week. This center provides a place for all residents to recycle, whether or not they live in an area services by the blue bag “curbside” program.

Recycle Collection Make-Up Days for Holidays

The City of Richardson provides to its residents holiday make-up days for recycling collection. This is for recycling only (no holiday make-up day is provided for regular trash collection). See the chart below for the recycle make-up day:

Click here for Recycling Make-up Days for 2012

Document Shredding Service

Document shredding services are offered every Saturday to residents for $10 for the first box and $5 for each additional box. Shredding is performed in front of you. Please click on this link for more information.

Electronics Recycling

The City of Richardson and Retire PC have partnered up to offer residents of Richardson a way to recycle their old computer and electronics equipment. Rates for computer monitors are $0.50 per pound; rates for all other electronics are $0.25 per pound. All hard drives are wiped clean; however, if residents choose to have their hard drives destroyed, a $5 charge will apply. Retire PC is located at 1201 Exchange Dr. between Arapaho Rd. and Collins Blvd. They can be reached at (972) 231-6600 for any questions and items that they accept. They are open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

In addition, Retire PC now accepts televisions for recycling. Pricing for this service is the same as for computer monitors, at $0.50 per pound.

Businesses can also use this service by contacting Justin Parker at (972) 231-6600 ext. 223.

Please Note: payment must be made in cash.