Recycle bins should be placed near the curb by 7:00 a.m.

ITEMS ACCEPTED:

• Aluminum - Cans only. No other products made of aluminum
• Plastic food, beverage, detergent bottles and jugs labeled with #1- #7  (embossed on the bottom of containers)
• Metal Cans - Food cans only. No paint cans or other cans made of metal
• Plastic Bags - do not put these in the container loose. Tie them up inside a bag.
• Newspaper and inserts
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Telephone Books
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Office Paper
• Copy Paper
• Shredded Paper (place in a bag and tie)
• File Folders
• File or packing boxes
• Junk Mail
• Cereal Boxes
• Brown or gray fiber packages (soda cartons, dry food packages, shoe boxes, etc.)
• Cardboard - Certain packaging made of light cardboard material and food packaging (which has not come in direct contact with food)

ITEMS  NOT ACCEPTED:

• Glass (See note below)
• Styrofoam
• No loose shredded paper
• No medical waste
• No milk or juice cardboard cartons (these are poly coated and cannot be recycled)
• Plastic flower vases

PLEASE RINSE CONTAINERS BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO WASH THEM WITH SOAP PRIOR TO RECYCLING.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT SHREDDED PAPER OR PLASTIC BAGS INSIDE THE BINS UNLESS IT HAS BEEN PLACED INSIDE A BAG AND TIED.  WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE UNLOADED, THESE ITEMS WILL BLOW ALL AROUND IF NOT CONTAINED.

Do not take the recycle bin with you if you relocate - even if you are moving to another location within Hoover. Please leave the recycle bin for the next owner or resident of the home. If you move within the city limits of Hoover, call 205.444.7796 and we will have another bin delivered. 

To help keep Hoover beautiful, please remove your recycle bin from the curb once your recyclables are collected. This also prevents bins from being damaged or misplaced.

NOTE: GLASS RECYCLING INFORMATION

The state’s only non-profit recycling center (The Alabama Environmental Council) is located at 2431 2^nd Avenue North. You can take your glass items to be recycled there - 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. (Please rinse and de-lid) The center also accepts computers, printers, other peripherals and electronic devices including stereos, VCR/DVD players, radios, cell phones, pagers, pda's, printer and toner cartridges.  They do not accept televisions or monitors. The Alabama Environmental Council offers a recycling hotline at (205) 252-7581.

Contact Information:

City of Hoover Public Works Department

2020 Valleydale Rd. Ste. 111

Hoover, AL 35244

Telephone: 205.444.7796

Email: GTRservices@ci.hoover.al.us