Recycle Guidelines

What to Put on the Curb

• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• All paper grades (except shredded)
• Plastic #1 and #2 (bottles with a neck)
• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans (only item that needs food residue washed out)

How to Prepare Your Curbside Recyclables

• All items must be in blue bags, clear bags or a covered bin labeled "Recycle"
• Items do not need to be sorted – all curbside recyclables may be placed in the same bag
• Lids do not need to be removed from plastic recyclables
• Aluminum cans do not need to be crushed

What to Recycle at Convenience Centers

• Everything that is recyclable through curbside
• Shredded paper
• Glass bottles (brown, green and clear)
• Computers* and small electronics (no TVs or microwaves*)
• Wet and dry cell batteries
• Used motor oil
• Tubular and compact fluorescent light bulbs (not broken)
  • For more than two tubular bulbs, please bring them in boxes.  CFLs may be brought in a shoebox or other small box.

*All computer monitor drop-offs need to be made at Orange Grove’s Industrial Training Center, 720 Arlington Avenue in Chattanooga. All other computer parts—including keyboards, towers and printers—are still accepted at all five of Chattanooga’s convenience centers.

*Microwaves and most televisions may be recycled at no cost to you via Best Buy. Please contact a Best Buy near you for more information and to learn about other household appliances they accept.

Convenience Center Locations

• Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.