RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING

Residential Recycling Collection Schedule:

• Residents south of Fairhope Avenue and East of Greeno Road will have collection on Monday.
  
• Residents north of Fairhope Avenue and East of Greeno Road will have recycling collectionp on Tuesday.
  
• Residents west of Greeno Road and South of Fairhope Avenue will have collection on Thursday.
  
• Residents west of Greeno Road and North of Fairhope Avenue will have collection on Friday.

Residents recycling collection day should coincide with one of their garbage collection days. Recycling collection begins at 5 AM. Please place recycling out at your right of way the night before your scheduled collection.

The City of Fairhope recycles the following items curbside:

• Paper – newspaper, office paper, glossy magazines, junk mail
  
• Cardboard – non-waxed only (break these down, no filler materials)
  
• Scrap metals – including aluminum, steel cans, and appliances.  Please rinse cans
  
• Glass Bottles – all colors.  Please rinse bottles and non-broken glass only
  
• Plastic bottles - All jugs with screwtop lids. Rinse, remove lid and compact, please. All jugs number 1 through 7.  The only plastic bottle that is not accepted is Motor Oil bottles.

All materials must be placed each material in a separate container (or bag different materials in same container) in a container marked "Recycling"...free "Fairhope Recycles" stickers available at City Hall or Public Utilities building. Recycling containers are available at City Hall for $13.00.

Other recycling items of interest:

• Electronics - Computers, TV's, small appliances...bring in to Public Works to recycle
  
• Ink & Toner Cartridges, household batteris - Should be taken to Fairhope High School
  
• Tires - bring in to the recycling center for a fee (recycled into fuel!)
  
• Eye Glasses--take to Bay Eyes to recycle
  
• Ni Cad (rechargeable) batteries - take to any Radio Shack store or to Fairhope High School
  
• Car batteries - bring in to the recycling center
• Household Hazardous Waste - bring in to the recycling center
  
• Large appliances, bicycles, other metals need to be brought in to the recycling center (for free) or call for a special collection (for a fee)
   

Unacceptable or non-recyclable items:

• No Plastic Bags or other non-bottle plastics
  
• No Styrofoam peanuts or plastic filler materials
  
• No Pressurized tanks (butane tanks can be taken to Amerigas in Robertsdale)
  
• No Waxed Cardboard
  
• No food-contaminated material (rinse all bottles and cans)
  
• No light bulbs, windows, or mirrors

Commercial Recycling

Fairhope offers weekly curbside recycling collection for our area businesses

Cardboard should be broken down and place next to your dumpster or garbage can area.  No filler materials or peanuts should be included with your recycling. Cardboard is picked up from area businesses every Wednesday. Call to let us know when you want to start recycling!

Additional pickup days may be arranged, up to 3 times per week

There is NO FEE for recycling! This is a free service, and will help keep your garbage charges to a minimum.

Glass recycling also available.
If you are a restaurant and have a substantial amount of glass to recycle, we suggest:  keep original cardboard containers and place glass bottles inside.  Stack for recycling collection. 

Office Recycling most offices generate a lot of paper, all of which is recyclable, including windowed envelopes and glossy magazines.  Place these in a container marked Recycling (stickers available FREE upon request) and place out for recycling pick up weekly. 

Aluminum, steel cans, and plastic soda bottles---all may be picked up for recycling from area businesses weekly.  Place in a designated Recycling container for collection. 

Wooden Pallets are also recyclable…bring in to Public Works (555 South Section Street)

For comments or to request more information, call us at (251) 990-0192, or e-mail Beth.Williams@cofairhope.com

2008 Recycling Recap
Download a PDF copy of Recycling Recap

2009 Recycling Recap

Garbage collected (tons/year) = 7,782
Trash collected (tons/year) = 21,275
Recyclables collected (tons/year) = 1,297