RR accepts a growing list of materials! Click here for a comprehensive list. If you don't see something on the list, or have a question about a specific ...

Traditional recyclables include paper, plastic, aluminum, cardboard, and glass. We refer to these items as "traditional" because their recyclability is relatively well-known (as opposed to, say, electronic waste or Styrofoam).  ...

Single Stream is a term used to describe the convergence of multiple "separate" material streams (i.e. paper, plastic, aluminum, etc.) into one "single stream" container. RR's Single Stream ...

North Texans are increasingly aware of the recyclability of materials such as paper, plastics, aluminum, cardboard, and glass. What about TVs, Styrofoam, carpet, and other materials, though? RR refers ...

Thanks for asking! As you noted, while modest amounts of cardboard can be flattened and placed inside of our 95-gallon roll-out containers, it can be difficult to place larger items inside ...

Yes, you can but, unfortunately, the caps will likely not be recycled. Bottle caps are generally made out of a different type of plastic than the bottle or container they belong ...

The numbers found in recycle symbols on plastic containers are known as "resin identification codes," and are meant to identify the chemical composition of the plastic you are handling. It is ...

Thanks for asking! Tape can be left on in most instances, so long as it does not make up a considerable percentage of the material you are attempting to recycle. The ...

Recyclable? Maybe. Acceptable? No. Strangely (and unfortunately) enough, wet paper products are highly undesireable and often times even unacceptable to recyclers--RR included. There are ...

Yes. While plastic bags are notorious difficult to manage for recyclers, causing havoc with in-house machinery and even transportation equipment, RR gladly accepts them in both our Collection Program and at ...

Yes, shredded paper is recyclable. However--and this is a big "however"--if you could kindly place any shredded paper iems separate from the rest of your paper stream, our facility staff (and ...

Yes, aluminum foil is recyclable—as long as it is clean (i.e. free of food and/or liquid residue). When placing foil items into one of our recycling containers, please rinse the item ...

False! While it is true that telephone books contain an unusually high adhesive content, that matters not to RR. Please feel free to place telephone books in your RR recycling container ...

No. RR accepts glass bottles with lables and caps. However, we do ask that you empty all containers of food (i.e. limes, etc.), beverage, and other (i.e. cigarette butts) contents.

Recycle Revolution charges to recycle hard-to-recycle materials (HaRM) for a variety of reasons. Here (in no particular order) are a few scenarios: When RR, itself, is ...

RR's offices and Drop-Off Center are located in Deep Ellum, one block south of the Dallas Marshal's Office. Our physical address is: 1703 Chestnut St Dallas, TX ...

Our Drop-Off Center is officially open M-F from 8am to 5pm. If those hours don't work for you and you'd like to visit outside of normal operational hours, give us a ...

Traditionals: Paper, plastic, aluminum, cardboard (broken down, please), and glass bottles. HaRM: E-Waste (TVs, monitors, computers, cell phones, computer components, etc.), packing Styrofoam (including coolers), CDs (removed from casing, ...

RR purchases the following materials at our Drop-Off Center near Downtown Dallas: Paper* Office paper Files & ...

Due to the environmental benefits of source-separation practices (in which consumers sort recyclables at the point of consumption), RR strongly encourages all of our clients to source-separate recyclable materials whenever possible. ...

No. Please see Does RR offer Single Stream recycling?

RR's recycling Audit Report is a written evaluation of an establishment's performance over a given amount of time. Our Reports typically display past collection dates, weights, and grades (related to cleanliness). ...

RR provides recycling for communities across North Texas. Our Drop-Off Center near downtown Dallas is open to: businesses and residents of all cities. We currently receive regular visits ...

The containers we collect range in size from small blue bags (commonly used by apartments & condominiums, as well as retail storefronts with limited space), to industrial-sized stationary and self-contained compactors ...

Great question. The short answer is that it depends. If you (or your business, apartment, etc.) currently owns a rear-load dumpster (be it 2-, 3-, 4-, or ...

RR can provide any number of a variety of containers for our Collection programs. Here (below; in order from smallest to largest capacity) are a few of the more commonly requested ones. ...

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A typical (but unacceptable!) "overflow" situation. "Overflow" is the term we use to describe: Any material(s) located outside of our designated collection container(s).  ...

Yes, we do! RR proudly recycles (and composts!) for businesses of all shapes and sizes--from "mom and pop" shops to large corporations, industrial facilities to small warehouses, non-profit organizations to... you ...

Typically, Recycle Revolution does not provide regular collection service of recyclables or compost from homes (we do, however provide e-waste collection and other special services). Fortunately, many North Texan municipalities ...

Yes, we do! Recycle Revolution provides regular recycling and compost collection to apartments and condos across DFW. Our "blue bag" program is easy, affordable, and increasingly popular, and ...

Yes. All of RR's collection containers are clearly marked with catchy, colorful decals that designate the intended stream and display brief guiding language (i.e. "No Food or Liquids," etc.). To see ...

Due to their inherent economic properties (read: benefits), recycling practices have been around for a long time (just ask your grandparents!). No surprise, then, that the recycling industry has been around ...

Below is a more comprehensive list of the electronics, light bulbs/lamps, and batteries that RR accepts and collects. If you don't see an item on here, call us !  ...

E-Stewards are electronics recyclers, refurbishers, and processors in developed countries that adhere to the highest standards of environmental responsibility and worker protection. E-Steward companies (and their operations and facilities, etc.) pledge ...