City of Rome Curbside Recycling

Plastics | Aluminum & Steel Cans | Newspaper & Magazines | Glass  | Paperboard | Junk Mail | Corrugated Cardboard | Unacceptable Material | City of Rome - Solid Waste Collections | City of Rome - Pay As You Throw

For more detailed information contact the City of Rome Solid Waste Department

706/236-4580
The City of Rome provides curbside recycling service and operates on a 4-day per week collection schedule - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.  All of your waste (garbage, recycling, yard waste and trash) will be collected on the same day, between the hours of 7:00 AM - 5PM. All items shall be placed at the curbside by 7:00AM on the scheduled collection day. The empty containers shall be removed from the street on the same day of collection.

     The City of Rome provides each household with an 18 gallon recycling bin. If you find that this one bin is not sufficient for your recyclables you may purchase additional bins or use a container similar in size to the bin. Please do not place your materials in an enclosed container. Unacceptable material will be left in the recycling bin. Contact the Rome/Floyd Recycling Center for information concerning how to recycle items the City does not collect.
#1 & #2 Plastic bottles and jars -   Soda bottles, milk jugs, detergent containers, etc.  Please rinse and flatten when possible. Aluminum & Steel Cans -   Aluminum & Steel food and beverage cans. Please rinse.
Newspaper & Magazines -    Wet paper is not acceptable. If it's raining, hold your paper products until the next recycling day.

Acceptable Glass -   All colors of food and beverage containers. Rinse and discard the caps and lids...labels do not have to be removed.

Unacceptable Glass - Mirrors, ceramic, clay, light bulbs, window glass and heat resistant materials.
Paperboard -   Includes cereal boxes, gift boxes, shoe boxes and clean TV dinner boxes, but no milk or juice cartons are acceptable.  Junk Mail -   Must be securely tied in a plastic bag separate from other recyclable items. Wet junk mail is not acceptable.
Corrugated Cardboard -   Wet cardboard is acceptable. Please flatten the boxes so they can get more cardboard into each truck..  Paperboard can also be placed with/in your corrugated boxes.

Unacceptable Items

  • Eviction Waste

  • Tires

  • Hazardous Waste & Chemicals

  • Refrigerators & Air Conditioners

  • Stumps, Rocks, Dirt

  • Burned Materials
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