Public Works : Sanitation Collection : Recycling

Cart Delivery Signup

  Thank you for your interest in our Recycling Program.

   To receive a recycling cart please complete the form by clicking on the link above or contacting us at 704-484-6846. As cart supplies are available Recycle Shelby will deliver your cart and provide your service start date.

City of Shelby Curbside Recycling

List of Authorized Recyclable Material

The following items may be placed in your roll out recycling cart for collection every other week:

YES!   PLACE THESE IN THE RECYCLING CART

•   Aluminum, Steel and Tin Cans
•   Empty Aerosol Cans – caps removed please (No paint cans)
•   Glass Containers (clear, green and brown)
•   Plastic Bottles (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7)
•   Newspapers and Newspaper Inserts
•   Magazines
•   Catalogs
•   Telephone Books
•   Junk Mail
•   Manila Folders and Envelopes
•   Office Paper
•   Paperback Books
•   Soda and Beer Cartons
•   Toilet and Paper Towel Rolls
•   Wrapping Paper
•   Construction Paper
•   Paper Egg Cartons
•   Paper Envelopes
•   Box Board (Cereal boxes, Pasta boxes, etc…)
•   Corrugated Cardboard
•   Brown Paper Grocery Bags

City of Shelby Curbside Recycling

List of Non-Authorized Recyclable Material

NO!   DO NOT PLACE THESE IN THE RECYCLING CART

• Yogurt cups
• Pizza boxes
• Plastic bottles that contain oil or hazardous substances
• Margarine containers
• Mirrors
• Window or auto glass
• Light Bulbs
• Ceramics
• Porcelain
• Coat hangers
• Glass cookware/bake ware
• Household items: all electronics, cooking pots, toasters, etc.
• Frozen food trays
• Plastic wrap
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Stamps and stickers in junk mail
• Shredded Paper
• Plastics unnumbered

Cleveland County Recycling Centers