Put These Items In Your Recycling Cart:

		PLASTICS #1-#7
		Recycle plastics #1-#7 tubs, jugs, bottles. Rinse & remove lids from containers. Recycle loose lids in your cart. Labels do not need to be removed. There are seven different plastic recipes (types). To identify plastic type, look on the bottom of containers for number inside recycling arrows. DO NOT RECYCLE-plastic toys, hangers or plastics without numbers, hoses, pool covers or holiday decorations. Do not put plastic bags in recycle carts-instead all plastic bags can be recycled at your local grocery store. This includes: grocery bags, dry cleaning bags, food bags (ie bread) and newspaper sleeves. Just remove receipts and crumbs.
		GLASS
		Recycle clear, brown, green & blue glass. Rinse containers, no need to remove labels. Remove lids & bottle caps from containers and recycle them in your cart. DO NOT RECYCLE-window glass, mirrors, kitchen dishes, drinking glasses or ceramics.
		METAL CANS / ALUMINUM FOIL / ALUMINUM FOIL PANS
		Recycle all food & beverage metal cans-steel, tin, bi-metal & aluminum. Rinse cans and recycle lids. Also, recycle clean aluminum foil & aluminum food pans. DO NOT RECYCLE-pots and pans or scrap metal in recycling carts. Instead, recycle at various drop-off locations around town (click here for more information).
		CARDBOARD / NEWSPAPER / MAGAZINES
		Recycle clean, dry paper only. This includes: cardboard, newspaper with inserts, magazines, catalogs, paperback books, phone books & brochures. Cardboard must be cut into 3 foot pieces and flattened. Avoid wedging cardboard into carts. This may causes your cart not to be completely emptied when using the automated collection system. DO NOT RECYCLE-hardback books or food contaminated paper.
		PAPER FOOD BOXES
		Recycle clean, dry paper food boxes & containers including: egg, juice, ice cream & milk cartons, cereal & pasta boxes etc. It is not necessary to remove plastic windows from boxes. DO NOT RECYCLE-food contaminated boxes such as greasy pizza boxes, tissue, toilet paper, napkins, paper towel, diapers or paper plates/cups.
		PAPER
		Recycle envelopes, computer paper, junk mail, greeting cards, & file folders. Remove rubber bands, metal fasteners & spiral wires. Do not need to remove windows, stamps, labels, staples or tape. DO NOT RECYCLE-laminated materials or food contaminated paper.
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For other recycling options please visit the Allen County Solid Waste Management District.

Program Details

Yellow lid means recycling cart
Available to Fort Wayne Households paying for garbage/recycling through the City
More convenient with no sorting of materials (all recyclables go in one cart)
Curbside and alley collection is every other week
Recycling carts are 96 gallon & 48 gallon
No additional costs to participate (included in your monthly trash fee on your City Utilities Bill)

Recycling is available to Fort Wayne residents in single family homes and residential homes of no more than four units.

Our One-Cart Recycling is easy! Paper, aluminum, plastic bottles, and glass can all go in the same cart, loosely and without sorting.

Curbside recycling is every other week. Click here to see the schedule for your address.

Learn more about recycling from these informative videos:

• Fort Wayne Pickers
• Where Does It Go?

Our residential recycling program is convenient, clean and it saves you money! To sign up now-dial 311. We will deliver a new recycle cart to your home at no extra cost.

Print & Post the following information:

• Recycle Cart Do's & Don'ts click here
• Proper Cart Placement Information Sheet click here
• 2024 Recycle Calendar click here
• 2024 Recycle Newletter click here
• What day is my recycling & garbage picked up? click here
• Fact Sheets:
• Recycling Collection in a Year click here
• Recycling vs Trash click here
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For other recycling options please visit the Allen County Department of Environmental Management Allen County

Learn more about recycling from these informative videos:

• Fort Wayne Pickers
• Where Does It Go?

Sign up for Recycling Matters e-newsletter

Get updates about recycling and trash disposal from Fort Wayne Public Works.

Newsletters are published three to four times per year.

       GFL Environmental USA serves as the garbage and recycling hauler for the City of Fort Wayne. 

Residential Garbage Collection Fees 

Single Family Households: $17.03 per month

Multi-Family Units: $34.06 per month

Extra garbage carts: $4 per month

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PRICE FOR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE CART: 

As of January 1, 2023, the City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department has increased the cost of additional City garbage carts requested by residents. The additional garbage cart fee is $4 a month for each additional City garbage cart beyond the one (1) cart that is allotted per single family household or (2) carts that is allotted per multi-family units.

If you have additional garbage carts at your address, you will automatically be charged an additional $4 for each extra cart unless you call 311 and ask to have your additional cart(s) picked up. When your additional cart(s) have been picked up, the additional fee will be removed.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

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NEED A CART?
The City provides one 96-gallon or 48-gallon cart to each household for garbage collection. The carts are the property of the City and must be left at the service address in the event the resident moves.

If you need a cart, cart repair, or replacement please call 311.  

BULK GARBAGE COLLECTION

COLLECTION DAY
The City of Fort Wayne's residential garbage program is an essential resident and neighborhood service. Garbage is collected once a week in each residential neighborhood. Find your collection day here.

Garbage/Recycling collection services will run a day behind for observance of the following holidays in 2024:

January 1 - New Year's Day

January 15 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

May 27 - Memorial Day

June 19 - Juneteenth

July 4 - Fourth of July

September 2 - Labor Day

November 28 - Thanksgiving Day

December 25 - Christmas Day

1. Trash should be bagged.
2. Fill your cart first.
3. If cart is full, place no more than three bags out for collection.
4. Place trash and recycling carts three-feet apart.