MONDAY – July 28, 2025

RANA IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT ROUTE DELAYS! Crews are working with available equipment to collect overdue routes as quickly as possible.

Today, crews are still finishing up 4th Wednesday and 4^th Thursday routes from last week and, when finished, will move on to 4^th Friday from last week and 4th Monday routes from this week. Please place your cart out on your regular day and allow additional time for collection. Since Tuesday through Thursday this week are not pickup days for anyone, crews will have those days to try to get back on schedule for August’s 1st Friday pickup this week. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by these delays and appreciate your patience and cooperation.

THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: LOOSE IN CART – NO GARBAGE BAGS PLEASE!

#1 and #2 Narrow Neck Plastic Bottles (No other plastics or bags)
Aluminum & Steel Cans (no miscellaneous metals)
Paper and Flattened Cardboard

ANYTHING ELSE should go in green garbage carts or to the HHW Facility.

Please report misses via email to support@recycling-alliance.com. If email is not an option, we can also be reached at 256-801-2278(CART)

What Goes In My Cart?

Easy tips to prepare your recycling

RECYCLING GUIDE

These items are accepted in the recycling program and must be placed LOOSE inside of the cart. Overflow items outside of the cart will not be collected. Please remember not to bag your items.

Metal

Aluminum and steel bi-metal cans

Empty and rinse before placing them loose in the cart
Lids and Labels can remain on

Paper products

Newspapers and Inserts, Magazines and Catalogs, Junk Mail and Stationery, Computer and Printer Paper, School and Office Paper, Paperback Books and Phone Books, Paper Bags

Dry when placed in cart
Shredded paper can be bagged in PAPER bags (not plastic)

Cardboard

Broken down to fit in the cart
Clean and dry

#1 and #2 narrow-neck plastic bottles

Including Water, Soda and Condiment Bottles, Soap Containers, Milk Jugs, and Laundry Detergent bottles

Empty and rinse before placing them in the cart
Caps can remain on

Cartons (Paper Only)

Tissue Boxes, Cereal and Pasta Boxes, Cardboard Egg Crates

Clean and dry

To help keep the recycling stream clean please DO NOT place these items in your recycling cart:

Glass

YARD WASTE, WOOD, FOOD WASTE

AEROSOL CANS, ALUMINUM FOIL, TIN PIE PANS

Pizza Boxes

PAINT CANS, CHEMICALS

DELI TRAYS OR FRUIT CONTAINERS/ BASKETS

Styrofoam

PLASTIC WRAP OR PLASTIC BAGS

WIDE-MOUTH PLASTIC SUCH AS SOUR CREAM, YOGURT & MARGARINE CONTAINERS

Electronics

TANGLERS (HOSES, WIRES, HANGERS, CHAINS)

Household Hazardous Waste

Household Batteries

Batteries create a potential fire hazard when mixed with other materials. Because all items to be recycled must be placed inside the cart for automated pickup, it is necessary to remove batteries from the curbside collection.

Motor Oil

The new automated trucks are not equipped with oil vats to collect the used motor oil.

The new drive-thru Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility at 1055 A Cleaner Way accepts these and many other household hazardous items for proper disposal Monday – Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn more at http://swdahsv.org/hazardous/

To Help us serve you better:

Please have your cart to the curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day

LEAVE 5 FEET OF CLEARANCE AROUND THE CART

BREAK DOWN BOXES TO FIT INSIDE CART WITH LID CLOSED

Recycling alliance of north alabama Guidelines

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Recycling has grown consistently throughout the years and establishing this program is another significant step in making the City of Huntsville, City of Madison and Madison County more sustainable places to live.

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