Recycling Service

Recycling 101: 3 Basic Rules

Rule 1: Recycle bottles, cans, cups, tubs, paper and cardboard

Rule 2: Keep food and liquid out of your recycling.

Rule 3: No loose plastic bags and no bagged recyclables.

Recycle Right™

By recycling everyday items, tons of raw materials, time, energy, and money are saved. Follow these tips to Recycle Often. Recycle Right. For questions, please contact Customer Service at 469-272-2931 / ubilling@cedarhilltx.com.

• Recycling must fit inside your yellow cart with the lid closed. It does not have to be bagged, but clear bags are preferred.
• No sorting is needed, but containers should be rinsed and free of food and liquid.
• Trash and recycling are collected once per week. Find your collection day by entering your address in the tool below or take a look at the 2026 Brochure (English) / (Spanish). 
• Carts must be placed at the curb - or in the alley, if an alley collection - by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Carts may be set out before 6 p.m. or one hour before sunset the night before pickup, whichever is earlier.

Do Recycle:

• Chipboard, boxboard, cardboard, and brown paper bags
• Paper cardboard, dairy, paper cups, and juice containers
• Tin and aluminum cans, foil, and empty aerosol cans
• Recycle plastics by shape: bottles, jars, jugs, cups, and tubs.
• Glass bottles and jars
• Junk mail, office and school paper, phone books, books, catalogs, magazines and newspapers

Do Not Recycle:

• Food waste and liquids
• Plastic wraps or bags
• Foam products
• Hazardous waste

For more recycling information, refer to Waste Management’s Recycle Right™ website.