Recycling in Your Community
Communities in Cuyahoga County provide recycling programs, special recycling events and waste collection services for their residents.
Municipal governments in Cuyahoga County provide or contract for recycling programs and waste removal services for their own residents.
Our public agency, the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, provides information about recycling collection, services, and programs for all 59 communities in Cuyahoga County. On this website, you can find details for every community, including:
- Curbside and rear-yard recycling programs
- Drop-off recycling options
- Paper shredding events
- Special recycling collections (hazardous waste, computers, holiday lights, scrap metal, fire extinguishers, medications, and more)
While collection methods may vary, there are core items that belong in every household recycling cart or bin: aluminum cups; metal cans; cardboard; glass bottles and jars; paper and boxes; plus plastic bottles and jugs.
Communities contract with a local MRF (material recovery facility) to accept and process your community's recycling. The MRF determines if you can include additional materials like cartons, clear plastic clamshells, paper cups, plastic to-go cups, and plastic tubs.
Your community may also offer special recycling programs to manage items that can't be recycled curbside or rear-yard.
Find Recycling and Disposal Information for Your Community
For details on recycling and disposal of items in Cuyahoga County, use the dark blue 'What Do I Do With?' search bar located at the top of every page of this website. Allow location services or Select a City in the green drop-down and click See Details to see details for your community of residence.
Materials listed in the search engine are color-coded by category:
- In Home Recycling (curbside, rear yard, drop off) = blue circle
- Other Recycling = yellow circle
- Proper Disposal = red circle
- Landfill = black circle
Additional information about waste and recycling in Cuyahoga County can be viewed in our frequently asked questions.
How to Recycle Right
Cuyahoga County residents are encouraged to recycle right. See details on best practices.
Guidance for Multi-Family Housing
Apartment buildings are commercial properties. Generally, municipalities do not provide curbside recycling services to commercial properties including apartment buildings and other multi-family housing units.
The responsibility of setting up a recycling program typically rests with property managers, property owners or the boards of condominium and homeowners associations.
We are pleased to present our newest publication Apartments & Condominiums: A Guide to Recycling and Composting for Multi-Family Housing. PDF download.
Cuyahoga Recycles
In spring 2016, the Solid Waste District launched the "Cuyahoga Recycles" education campaign to create a clear, consistent message about what goes in the recycling bin in Cuyahoga County. We want our residents, communities, and organizations to recycle better and recycle right.
Still have questions? Contact the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District at (216) 443-3749 or send an email.