Thank You for Keeping Waco Clean & Green

Last updated on February 26, 2025 at 08:00 AM

Your Recycling Power

Thanks to your recycling efforts, Waco has recycled over 2,500 tons of material last year from January to December 2024 alone. That's a significant contribution to keeping our city clean and green. Here's what your recycling power translates to in real-world terms:

• 7,603 cubic yards of space saved in our landfills. That's nearly enough space to fill the volume of about four Olympic-sized pools.
• 21,588 trees saved reducing the need cut down more trees.
• 54,375 gallons of oil saved from using recycled material rather than creating new products from scratch with crude oil. 

How to Recycle

Toss loose, clean, and unbagged recyclables in your blue City of Waco cart. Blue recycling carts are collected every other week on your trash collection day. If you don't have a blue cart, they are already included in your monthly City of Waco utility bill. You can request one at waco-texas.com/solidwaste or by calling (254) 299-2609.

What Can I Recycle?

Putting non-recyclable items in the recycling bin can actually ruin the whole cart! Remember to separate your recyclable items for the blue cart and non-recyclable items for your gray cart.