Services are restricted to residents of El Mirage only.
Please call for the curbside collection schedule.
www.elmirageaz.gov(623) 935-6405
El Mirage, AZ 85335
Items Accepted in the Recycling Bins
Aluminum: All soda and beer cans, foil, tin food containers, foil food containers (frozen TV dinner trays and pie plates).
Steel and Tin: Such as food and beverage cans, lightly rinsed.
Paper: Includes all office paper, including shredded paper, copy paper, computer paper, envelopes, junk mail, newspaper, advertising inserts, magazines, catalogs, post-it-notes, telephone books, and brown paper bags.
Cartons: Such as milk, juice, yogurt or creamer cartons, lightly rinsed.
Cardboard and Boxes: Cardboard boxes, cereal, cake mix, cracker boxes, etc.
Plastics with Emblem 1-7: Such as water and soda bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles, and clear food containers. Must be lightly rinsed. No lids or caps.
Glass: Bottles and jars with no lids or caps (green, amber and clear)
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#1 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#1 Plastic Trays | pickup |
none |
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#1 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#2 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
|
#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#2 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
#3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
#4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
#5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Examples of types of plastic accepted are milk, juice, water, soft drink, condiment, shampoo, detergent, soap type jugs, bottles, and containers displaying the numbers one through six on the bottom. |
#5 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
|
#5 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
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#5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#6 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
This program does not accept Styrofoam packing materials or Styrofoam peanuts. |
#6 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
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#6 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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#7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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#7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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Aerosol Cans - Empty | pickup |
none |
This program accepts empty aerosol spray cans. |
Aluminum Beverage Cans | pickup |
none |
This program accepts aluminum beverage cans. |
Aluminum Foil | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Food Cans | pickup |
none |
This program accepts aluminum beverage cans. |
Aluminum Lids | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Pie Plates | pickup |
none |
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Aluminum Trays | pickup |
none |
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Blueprints | pickup |
none |
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Booklets | pickup |
none |
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Brochures | pickup |
none |
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Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
This program accepts brown glass beverage and food/condiment bottles and jars. |
Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Cardstock | pickup |
none |
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Catalogs | pickup |
none |
No shredded paper! |
Chipboard | pickup |
none |
Cereal, prepared foods and detergent-type boxes. |
Clear Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
This program accepts clear glass beverage and food/condiment bottles and jars. |
Clear Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
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Construction Paper | pickup |
none |
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Corrugated Cardboard | pickup |
none |
Please flatten cardboard boxes before recycling. |
Drink Boxes | pickup |
none |
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Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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Gift Boxes | pickup |
none |
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Glassine | pickup |
none |
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Green Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
This program accepts green glass beverage and food/condiment bottles and jars. |
Green Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
|
Greeting Cards | pickup |
none |
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Kraft Paper | pickup |
none |
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Magazines | pickup |
none |
No shredded paper! |
pickup |
none |
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Manila Folders | pickup |
none |
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Metal Paint Cans | pickup |
none |
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Milk and Juice Cartons | pickup |
none |
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Mixed Paper | pickup |
none |
This program accepts printing paper, newsletters, and colored paper. It does not accept shredded paper. |
Newspaper | pickup |
none |
This program does not accept shredded paper. |
Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
none |
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Office Paper | pickup |
none |
This program accepts shredded paper. |
Paper Bags | pickup |
none |
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Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
none |
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Paper Labels | pickup |
none |
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Paper Sleeves | pickup |
none |
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Paper Tubes | pickup |
none |
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Paperback Books | pickup |
none |
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Paperboard | pickup |
none |
Cereal, prepared foods and detergent-type boxes. |
Phone Books | pickup |
none |
No shredded paper! |
Shredded Paper | pickup |
none |
Please bag and tie before placing in the blue cart. |
Steel Cans | pickup |
none |
Vegetable, fruit, soup-type cans. |
Steel Lids | pickup |
none |
|
Window Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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