Do Recycling Right!
Doing recycling right means only certain items go in all curbside recycle carts: Empty glass bottles and jars with the lids on (all clear, brown, and green glass is acceptable); empty plastic bottles and jugs with the caps on (#1s and #2s); clamshell containers (#1s only); reusable plastic beverage bottles (#7s only); empty aluminum, steel, and tin cans; paper, stationery, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, paperboard and cardboard; empty food and beverage cartons. (Flatten all cardboard to fit inside the cart. Remove plastic liners from paperboard boxes, like cereal boxes.)
Remember these new basic rules on what goes in your curbside recycling cart:
#1 and #2 empty plastic
bottles and jugs
#7 empty plastic
portable/reusable bottles
Empty glass
bottles and jars
Empty aluminum,
steel, and tin, cans
#5 empty plastic tubs (yogurt, butter, sour cream containers)
#1 plastic clamshell
containers.
Paper, cardboard, newspapers,
junk mail, and paperboard (Flatten
all cardboard to fit inside the cart)
The Regional Recycling District operates five Green Station drop-off collection centers in Pulaski County for special recyclables, including old electronics, glass, plastic grocery bags, household hazardous waste, and household batteries. The Green Stations are in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Maumelle, and Jacksonville.
GREEN STATIONS ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
FROM RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ONLY
Household Hazardous Waste:
Fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, used antifreeze, used gasoline, used motor oil
Electronics (E-Waste):
Computers and accessories, laptops, servers, keyboards and mice, hard drives (all hard drives will be securely destroyed), wires and cables, mobile/smart phones, landline telephones, pagers, PDAs, two-way radios, switches, LCD displays, CPUs, speakers, CRT monitors, UPS systems, audio/video equipment, televisions, radios, DVD players, VCRs, stereos, camcorders, cameras, game systems, office equipment, fax machines, copiers, printers and scanners, surge protectors, typewriters, adding machines and calculators
Batteries: Important Update on Recycling Used Batteries
The only batteries that the Green Station can accept are alkaline batteries.
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AA
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AAA
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C
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D
All these batteries can be placed in the same bag and dropped off at the Green Station
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9-Volt
9-volt batteries MUST BE TAPED ON THE TIP AND POLES and in a separate bag or container. If they aren’t taped and come in contact with other batteries, they can catch on fire.
We DO NOT accept other batteries such as lithium, car, camera, laptop, cellphone, or any other rechargeable batteries. For batteries we do not accept you can call Batteries Plus at 501-224-2852.
Other Accepted Items:
Plastic grocery bags, empty glass bottles and jars, empty aerosol cans, fluorescent bulbs (4-feet in length or less), compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs).
GREEN STATIONS DO NOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
(No Items from Businesses Accepted)
Prohibited Items:
No ammunition, explosives, fuel tanks, paint, tires , plastics, metals, household garbage or trash
(For paint, we recommend contacting Habitat for Humanity, otherwise paint in cans must be dry and hard (use cat litter, sawdust or sand to help dry-up paint; after completely dry, place in household garbage; for tires, we recommend contacting Davis Rubber Company Inc., at (501) 374-1473 for tire recycling information.)
AFTER-HOURS DUMPING IS ILLEGAL!
VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED.
The Green Station drop-off services are ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS LOCATED IN PULASKI COUNTY.
Items from businesses are not accepted.
Little Rock
2000 S. Thayer Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
The last Saturday each month, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
W. 13th St. & Sycamore St., North Little Rock, AR 72114, Tuesdays, 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Third Saturday of the month, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
423 Cogdell Dr.
Wednesday-Thursday, 12 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Friday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Sherwood Public Works
6500 North Hills Blvd. (Public Works Dept.)
Mondays, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
First Saturday of the month, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
In addition to Green Stations, glass may also be accepted at Epic Glass Recycling sites. Click on the Epic Glass below logo to find out more.
