CURBSIDE RECYCLING 

Thank you for your interest in the Meridian Curbside Recycling Program.  If you are looking for a way to reduce the amount of trash you generate, you may want to consider participating in the voluntary co-mingled recycling program.

 Recycling Carts

SSC provides a co-mingled wheeled recycling cart to every residential household within the Meridian City limits that chooses to recycle. You must use a cart provided by SSC to participate in the curbside recycling program, and you can only put out the amount of recycling that fits inside the SSC wheeled cart with the lid closed.

The carts come in two sizes, 65-gallon or 95-gallon, and are provided free of charge.  Call 888-3999 to order a co-mingled recycling cart.

Please note: Co-mingled recycling carts are the property of SSC and must remain at the service address, not with the customer, in the event of a move.

Service Schedule

Please place the front of the wheeled cart on the edge of the curb - not in the gutter - at least 3 feet from the nearest car or mailbox, and free of overhead obstacles (trees, basketball hoops, etc.) by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.

Trash is collected weekly. Recycling is collected every other week, on the same day as your trash. All recycling set out at the curb must fit inside the SSC wheeled cart with the lid closed.

Homes are designated by “A Week” or “B Week” for bi-weekly recycling collection. You can find your bi-weekly recycling schedule by clicking on your trash day:

Monday     Tuesday     Wednesday     Thursday     Friday

If you don’t know your trash day, click here.

Click here for the 2012 Recycling Collection Schedule

Accepted Items:

Mixed Waste Paper

Junk mail, telephone books, single-ply boxboard such as cereal boxes, paper towel cores, shoe boxes, computer paper, white ledger paper, pasted colored papers, envelopes,  (with or without windows), fax paper, carbonless duplication paper, pamphlets and brochures, manila and bleached file folders, index cards, receipts, calculator tape.  Shredded paper must be placed in a paper grocery bag and stapled shut.

Newspaper

Newspaper and inserts – if it comes in your newspaper, it can be recycled.  Please do not tie in bundles.

Magazines and Catalogs

All magazines and catalogs.

Corrugated Cardboard

Corrugated cardboard (multi-layer with wavy middle) – please flatten.  Pizza boxes are accepted if they do not contain a lot of cheese, toppings, or grease.  No wax coated cardboard.  Cardboard must be cut down to a size that fits into the wheeled cart.

If you have large amounts of cardboard due to moving, shipments, holidays, etc. you can bring it to the SSC Transfer Station for recycling, free of charge.

Plastic Containers

Plastic bottles, jugs, cups, and tubs under 2-gallons in size, numbers 1 – 7.  Please crush when possible.  Lids and colored plastics are okay.  No plastic bags, hangers, wrap, film, toys, or items too large to fit in the cart.

Aluminum and Tin Cans

All sizes of aluminum and tin cans.  Please crush aluminum cans.  Labels do not have to be removed from tin cans.  Clean foil trays and pie plates are accepted.

No food waste, glass, Styrofoam, or trash allowed.

Missed Collections  

If you placed your wheeled cart(s) out by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day and your cart(s) did not get emptied, call 888-3999 as soon as possible.

SSC will try to service your cart(s) by 5:00 p.m. the same day if you call before 12 noon. If you call later in the day, your cart(s) may not get emptied until the following day. A return fee may be charged.

Click here for a printable version of the written information on this page.