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Commercial Waste & Recycling
Material Management Program
The City of Fort Worth does not provide commercial recycling or waste hauling services.
Businesses, churches, schools, and multi-family housing complexes may contact the City’s Material Management Team or call the help line at 817-392-1234 for assistance starting or improving a recycling or waste reduction program.
The Material Management Team can work with you directly to help reduce and responsibly manage waste. They are available to perform waste assessments, help train staff, develop a personalized waste diversion plan, assist with external marketing and internal promotion, and can even provide deskside recycling bins for qualifying facilities, as available.
All commercial and institutional facilities of Fort Worth are eligible to enroll in the Material Management tracking and recognition program. Facilities with advanced sustainability practices are encourage to apply for additional levels of recognition through Business Smart and the annual Environmental Excellence Awards.
Fort Worth schools can also take advantage of the School Green Teams program offered in partnership with Keep Fort Worth Beautiful.
Commercial Recycling
Before you talk to a recycling provider or waste hauler, there are some quick questions you should consider.
Questions to ask yourself:
- What items do we want to recycle?
- Which items will be easiest to collect?
- Which employee will be responsible for coordinating the recycling effort?
- What size recycling container/dumpster will we need?
- 64-96 gallon wheel carts are best for very small or urban businesses with limited space
- 6 - 8YD front load dumpsters are most common for small - medium businesses
- 10 – 40YD roll-off and top containers are best for temporary jobs, events, or facilities with a dock
- Where will the recycling container/dumpster be located?
Questions To Ask When Choosing a Recycling Provider
- What types of material do you accept?
- What size containers/dumpsters do you offer?
- How long are your service contracts? (2-5 years is common)
- If we have a greater amount of material than expected, how will that affect our rate?
- Can we partner with other companies in our building/facility?
- Do you charge a fine for contaminated recycling materials?
- Can you help us track the amount/weight of material we are recycling?
Let your employees and customers know that your facility offers recycling. Download a flier to post or distribute:
- Version 1 (English |
Spanish )
For facilities with cardboard, paper, metal, rigid plastic and plastic bag recycling. - Version 2 (English |
Spanish )
For facilities with cardboard, paper, metal, glass, rigid plastic and plastic bag recycling. - Version 3 (English |
Spanish )
For facilities with cardboard, paper, metal, glass and rigid plastic recycling. - Version 4 (English |
Spanish )
For facilities with cardboard, metal, paper and rigid plastic.
For questions or help designing a custom flier, contact the City’s Material Management Team at 817-392-1234.
Recycling vendors are exempt from the waste hauler Grant of Privilege required by the City of Fort Worth. If you are a recycling service provider in Fort Worth and would like to update or revise a listing, email this completed form to the Material Management Team.
This list is not comprehensive and is not an endorsement of any businesses or the services provided by them.
| Service Provider | What materials do they collect? | How are materials collected? | Phone Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | Cardboard | Aluminum | Plastics | Glass | Electronics | Carts | Dumpsters | Valet | Compactor | Shredding | ||
| Commodity Recycling Solutions | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-300-6958 | |||||
| Conex Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1-866-879-2663 | |||||
| Cowboy Compost | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-952-9972 | |||||
| Evergreen Paper Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-293-4400 | ||||
| Republic Services Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-332-7301 | ||||
| RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 412-567-3400 |
| Service Waste Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-921-8080 | |||
| United Electric Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 855-837-8326 | ||
| Waste Connections | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8817-222-2221 | |||||
Recycling vendors are exempt from the waste hauler Grant of Privilege required by the City of Fort Worth. If you are a recycling service provider in Fort Worth and would like to update or revise a listing, email this completed form to the Material Management Team.
This list is not comprehensive and is not an endorsement of any businesses or the services provided by them.
| Service Provider | What materials do they collect? | How are materials collected? | Phone Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Styrofaom | Textiles | Furniture | Medical Waste |
Metal | Concrete | Plastic Films |
Composite Plastic |
Dumpsters | Compactor | Baled Materials |
Accepts Drop-offs |
Container Rental |
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| AP&J Recycling | X | X | X | 817-987-8943 | ||||||||||
| Big City Crushed Concrete | X | X | 972-243-5820 | |||||||||||
| Commodity Recycling Solutions | X | X | X | X | X | 817-300-6958 | ||||||||
| Evergreen Paper Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-293-4400 | ||||||
| Road Runner Recycling, Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 412-567-3499 | ||||||
| Service Waste Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-921-8080 | |||||||
| United Electronic Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 855-837-8326 | ||||||
Fort Worth requires property managers and owners of apartments and condominiums with eight of more units to provide recycling services for their residents.
Visit the Multifamily Recycling page to learn more about the rules.
The City offers free pop up loaner recycling bins and material processing for events held in Fort Worth, as available. Visit the Event Recycling page to learn more and sign up.
This list is not comprehensive and is not an endorsement of any businesses or the services provided by them.
If you are a recycling service provider in Fort Worth and would like to update or revise a listing, contact the Material Management Team.
Event Recycling Service Providers:
| Service Provider | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Champion Waste | 214-637-6500 |
| Empire Disposal | 817-478-1288 |
| Republic Services Co. | 817-332-7301 |
| Trashbusters | 817-929-4665 |
| Waste Connections | 817-222-2221 |
| Waste Management | 817-348-2600 |
The Material Management Team is also available to assist your restaurant, cafeteria, or hospitality facility develop or streamline a commercial food waste program.
This list is not comprehensive and is not an endorsement of any businesses or the services provided by them.
If you are a compost service provider in Fort Worth and would like to update or revise a listing, contact the Material Management Team.
| Service Provider | What organic materials do they collect? | How are materials collected? | Phone Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Consumer | Post-Consumer | Liquids | Packaged | Carts | Dumpster | Valet | Compactor | ||
| Cowboy Compost | X | X | X | X | X | 817-987-8943 | |||
| Evergreen Paper Recycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | 972-243-5820 | ||
| RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. | X | X | X | X | X | X | 817-300-6958 | ||
Commerical Waste
City Council has approved the following waste service providers to operate in Fort Worth under the city’s Grant of Privilege.
| Service Provider | How is waste collected? | Phone Number |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Waste | X | X | X | X | 214-637-6500 | |||
| Empire Disposal | X | X | 817-478-1288 | |||||
| Evergreen Paper Recycling | X | 817-293-4400 | ||||||
| Frontier Waste Solutions | X | X | 888-854-2905 | |||||
| Republic Services Co. | X | X | X | X | 817-332-7301 | |||
| Service Waste Inc. | X | X | 817-921-8080 | |||||
| Waste Connections | X | X | X | X | 817-222-2221 | |||
| Waste Management | X | X | X | X | 817-348-2600 | |||
Rethinking Commercial Waste
Rethinking waste isn’t only about being “green”, but saving green. Consider all of your operational supplies. Is there anything you could reduce or eliminate?
- Go paperless.
- Ask employees to bring in a favorite coffee mug instead of offering Styrofoam cups or single serve ware in the breakroom.
- Have a single manager of office supply inventory to avoid over-ordering.
- Donate surplus or unwanted office items to institutions like The Welman Project.
- Dispose of weird wastes through reuse businesses like RepurposedMaterials,and Terracycle, or instiutions like the Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
For more information, watch the Rethinking Waste for Small Businesses after COVID-19 webinar by the Fort Worth Material Management Team.
Rethinking Waste for Small Businesses after COVID-19 webinar by the Fort Worth Material Management Team
1st Annual State of Recycling in Fort Worth Broadcast
State of Recycling in Fort Worth Factsheet
The Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating WasteTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
US EPA Guide to Managing and Reducing Waste for Commercial Facilities.
The Circular Economy webinar by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation
Customer Service
For questions or to report an issue by phone:
817-392-1234
The call center is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Assistant Director:
Robert Smouse
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