Route to Recycling
What Happens After We Pick Up Your Blue Cart?
Recycling wrong costs the City time and money. The Recycle Right campaign’s mission is to educate the public about which items can and cannot be recycled. The campaign also highlights the negative environmental and financial effects of improper recycling practices which can result in contamination. Check here often for recycling tips and updates on Corpus Christi's Recycling Bin's Dirty Dozen!
Reduce
Reducing your consumption can avoid waste later. Opting for refillable containers and avoiding disposable utensils can save both money and space in the landfill. Stay tuned for more reduction tips.
Reuse
Before you throw out some items, think of how they can be reused! Donate your clothes, appliances, or furniture so they continue to have life. Other items can become creative home decor. Stay tuned for more tips and ideas to reuse items.
Recycle
Your blue bin isn't the only way to recycle! Buy items made from recycled products, consider biodegradable packaging, and return your plastic grocery bags to retailers that process them. Stay tuned for more recycling tips.
The Dirty Dozen
They're grimy and conniving, and they will ruin your recycling cart. Keep these UNWANTED characters OUT of the blue cart and into the trash. Check in each month to see who's Corpus Christi Recycling's Most Unwanted!
Frequently Asked Questions
Interrogate the Dirty Dozen even further. Check out the FAQs below.
Download the Recycle Coach App
Green Cart or Blue Cart? Take the guesswork out of your recycling pickup day with the Recycle Coach App. Learn what to recycle and see your area's pickup schedules.
Offender of the Month
Haz Ben
Haz Ben, also known as household hazardous waste (HHW), is double trouble!
Not only can he contaminate good recyclables if placed in the blue bin, but he can also create a safety hazard if not disposed of properly.
Household hazardous waste like cleaners, aerosol cans, varnishes, batteries, motor oil, pesticides, and paint do not belong in the blue recycling bin.
Drop them off for safe disposal at the J.C. Elliott Collection Center, Highway 286 at Ayers Street, Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO RECYCLE RIGHT, CORPUS CHRISTI!