Recycling is available to Fort Wayne residents in single family homes and residential homes of no more than four units-at no extra cost. Just contact 311 to receive a recycling cart. It will be delivered to your residence.
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.
The following materials will be accepted for recycling:
• Newspaper
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Office Paper
• Mixed Paper
• Boxboard
• Brown Paper Bags
• Aluminum
• Tin Cans
• Plastic Milk Jugs
• Detergent Bottles
• Magazines
• Aseptic Packaging (milk cartons and juice boxes)
• Rigid Plastics
• Plastic (#1 - #7)
• Glass Bottles and Jars
Do you wish you could recycle everything? Click on the short videos below to help you answer some of your questions:
Help Keep Recycling Machine Running Clean Video
Construction Materials Can’t Be Recycled Video
Fabrics Bind the Recycling Machine Video
Learn more about recycling from these informative videos:
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
- 2025 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
For other recycling options please visit the Allen County Department of Environmental Management Allen County