Residential Recycling

The City of Fairhope recycles the following items:

• 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.  Clean rinse cans, please.
  
• Glass Bottles – all colors.  Clean rinsed and non-broken. 
  
• Plastic bottles - All jugs with screwtop lids. Rinse, remove lid and compact, please. All jugs number 1 through 7.  Please recycle all jugs with screw top lids...no wide mouth containers

All materials must be placed each material in a separate container (or bag different materials in same container) in a container marked "Recycling"...free stickers available upon request! City recycling containers are available at City Hall for $13.00.

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

Other recycling items of interest:

• Electronics---Computers only... bring in to Public Works to Recycle (other electronics should be placed out for garbage pickup)
  
• Ink & Toner Cartridges--Ink & Toner Cartridges - Drop off at Public Works Dept. Guard Shack - benefits Fairhope Schools 100%.
  
• Tires - picked up for $2 fee (recycled into fuel!)
  
• Eye Glasses--take to Bay Eyes to recycle
  
• Ni Cad (rechargeable) batteries--take to any Radio Shack store
  
• Car batteries - picked up on request, or bring in to transfer station
• Household Hazardous Waste - bring in for recycling
   

Residential Recycling Pick-up Schedule:

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

Residents recycling pick-up day should coincide with one of their garbage pick-up days.

Commercial Recycling

Fairhope offers weekly curbside recycling pickup 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 pickup. 

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 pick up. 

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