Recycling
CURBSIDE RECYCLING IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
The City of Cleveland Heights provides weekly curbside recycling for city residents. Place your paper, cardboard, cans, glass, and plastic jugs and bottles in your recycling cart. DO NOT place your recyclables in bags. Contaminated recycling (bagged items, or any prohibited items listed below) will not be accepted.
View and download the 2026 Cleveland Heights Refuse and Recycling Calendar (PDF).
| ITEMS THAT CAN BE RECYCLED |
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| Aluminum Cups: Empty and rinse. No Straws. |
| Cans: Empty and rinse. |
| Cardboard: Empty and flatten. |
| Cups (plastic): Empty and rinse. No straws. Discard lids. |
| Glass Bottles and Jars: Empty and rinse. |
| Paper and Boxes: Empty and flatten cardboard items and cereal boxes to save space. |
| Plastic Bottles, Jugs and Tubs: Empty and rinse. Replace the cap or lid. Includes items with an opening or neck narrower than the body. |
Items should be empty, clean, and dry. Please rinse and clean all plastic, glass, and metal containers and flatten cardboard and boxes. Then, place recyclables loosely in your recycling cart.
See Recycling FAQs for Cuyahoga County and information on how to recycle. Recycle right in
Cleveland Heights.
ITEMS THAT SHOULD NOT BE PLACED IN YOUR RECYCLING CART |
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| Plastic bags. Please take plastic bags to a grocery store for recycling. |
| Hoses, cords, wires, metal hangers, chains, or scrap metal. They will tangle the recycling machinery. |
| Batteries and electronics |
| Clothes. Please place any clothes that cannot be donated in your refuse cart. |
| Food or Liquid |
| Yard Waste |
| Styrofoam |
| E-waste/Technology Trash |
The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District offers a recycling and disposal search engine for all residents of Cuyahoga County and includes a page with information specific to Cleveland Heights.
Find answers to your recycling, disposal, and reuse questions using the dark blue 'What Do I Do With?' search bar at the top of every page of www.cuyahogarecycles.org. Allow location services or use the city drop-down to find opportunities in your local area.