Map and Schedule
Your blue recycling cart will be picked up on your regular garbage collection day on the weeks that correspond to your district. Questions? Call 456–3232.
Note: City collection may be delayed one day following these holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The schedule below will reflect any changes.
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Grand Rapids data shows more recycling, less trash collections
The city’s curbside recycling collections have risen 64 percent since last April, compared to previous years, according to data in a report issued today.
Recycling Program’s Most Unique Reward Has Been Redeemed
Brewery Vivant’s “Have a beer named after you” offer has been claimed.
The Rapid joins mygrcitypoints recycling incentive program.
The Rapid, the transit authority that serves Grand Rapids and five surrounding communities, has joined the city's recycling incentive program.
Mobile Web App launches!
Find, Clip and Redeem! The new mobile application currently works on Android, Blackberry 6 and iPhone platforms.
Closing the (recycling) loop
What happens to the items you recycle?
If you think about it, placing an item in your recycling cart isn’t the end of the recycling loop; it’s really the beginning of the process.