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Curbside Recycling Collection
 

Can’t make it to a drop box? Want the convenience of curbside recycling? It's easier than you think!   The City of Columbus has a partnership with  Rumpke Recycling to offer curbside recycling to all Columbus residents for only $8.25 per month.  A recycling bin is provided for your personal use.   Paper products should be placed separately in the bin in a paper grocery (kraft) bag.  Curbside collection is the same day as your yard waste collection day.  To subscribe, please print out the subscription form below and mail it with a check for $33 (four months in advance) or call Rumpke at 1-800-828-8171.

Recyclable papers
accepted 

Containers accepted

  • Newspaper with ad slicks
  • Magazines
  • Corrugated cardboard boxes
  • Grocery (kraft) bags
  • Telephone books
  • "Junk" mail
  • Paperboard packaging (aseptic cartons)
  • Glass bottles & jars (all colors and clear)
  • Aluminum cans, scrap
  • Plastic bottles #1 - 7 (e.g. soda, water bottles, milk jugs, etc.)
  • Steel cans, aerosol cans, scrap
  • Aseptic, gable top cartons (e.g. juice boxes, dairy cartons)

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Order Form for Curbside Recycling Service
Return this form with $33 (four months advance payment) to start curbside recycling service in Columbus.

NAME______________________________

PHONE#____________________________

ADDRESS___________________________

CITY/ZIP____________________________

Mail to: Rumpke Recycling, 819 Island Road, Circleville, OH 43113
For questions, call 1-800-828-8171 


Questions?

If you have questions about whether an item is accepted in the recycling program, why an item isn’t accepted, or need to know more about recycling, please call The City of Columbus Customer Service Line at 614-645-3111 or Rumpke at 800-828-8171 Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

   
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