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Where Can I Recycle Beyond Curbside Recycling?
When curbside recycling is not available or specific items not accepted through curbside recycling, consumers still have options, such as:
All household recyclables, including plastics, cans, glass, paper and cardboard.
- Recycle Revolution – Learn what they do and do not accept.
- 7600 Sovereign Row, Dallas; (214) 566-3025.
- Target – Plastic bags; glass, plastic bottles and aluminum (all together); MP3 players, cellphones and ink cartridges are accepted.
- MacArthur Park, 7845 N. MacArthur Blvd.; (972) 506-9924
- Irving Towne Center, 3333 W. Airport Freeway; (972) 252-9888.
- Batteries Plus Bulbs – 2703 N. Belt Line Rd.; (972) 256-2073.
Batteries, including rechargeable, lead acid, NiCad, NiMH, Li Ion, and Li Poly. Regular alkaline batteries are accepted. The store charges a recycling fee of $1 per pound.
Compact fluorescent light bulbs and tubes.
- Home Depot
- 3200 W. Irving Blvd.; (972) 513-2400.
- 8555 Home Depot Dr.; (972) 506-3006.
- Batteries Plus Bulbs – 2703 N. Belt Line Rd.; (972) 256-2073.
- Lowes – 3500 W. Airport Freeway; (972) 983-0170.
Also accepts some batteries, cellphones and plastic bags.
Electronics, including computers and computer-related parts, cellphones and other PDA devices.
- Batteries Plus Bulbs – limited to rechargeable batteries and APC/UPS units. Call for more information.
- 2703 N. Belt Line Road; (972) 256-2073.
- Best Buy – rechargeable batteries, TVs less than 34 inches, computers, PDAs, flat screen monitors, ink cartridges, DVD players, laptops. There may be some limitations. Call for more information.
- 3915 W. Airport Freeway (south Irving); (972) 258-0001.
- 1900 Marketplace Blvd. (north Irving); (972) 910-0330.
- Irving Electronics – laptops, flat screen monitors, flat screen TVs.
- 1240 N. Belt Line Rd.; (972) 258-7774.
- Office Depot – must buy a Tech Recycling Box. Cost varies for medium vs. large box. Call for more information. Also recycles ink and toner cartridges.
- 1000 W. Airport Freeway; (972) 438-9177.
- 7777 N. MacArthur Blvd.; (214) 574-4000.
- Staples – desktops, monitors, keyboards, ink and toner cartridges.
- 955 W. John Carpenter Freeway; (972) 432-9789.
- Target – MP3 players, cellphones and ink cartridges are accepted.
- MacArthur Park, 7845 N. MacArthur Blvd.; (972) 506-9924
- Irving Towne Center, 3333 W. Airport Freeway; (972) 252-9888.
Paper, including newspaper, magazines/catalogs, office paper, phone books, and paperboard.
- Any Irving Independent School District (IISD) school. Look for the yellow and green collection unit(s) located on each campus. The collection unit(s) is marked for recycling.
- Look for these additional Paper Retriever bins (yellow and green bins) at the following locations:
- Sam’s Club – 1213 Marketplace, Irving
- Toyota of Irving – 1999 W. Airport Freeway, Irving
- Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church – 2330 Cheyenne Street, Irving
- Irving North Christian Church – 2901 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church – 2505 W. Northgate Dr., Irving
- Oak View Baptist Church – 1004 S. Story Road, Irving
- St. Luke Catholic Church – 202 S. MacArthur Blvd., Irving
- First United Methodist Church – 211 W. 3rd Street, Irving
Recycling sources for other types of materials.
- A Bag's Life: Plastic bags, films, wraps.
- Earth911: Environmentally friendly news and products.
- National Yellow Pages Consumer Choice and Opt Out Site: Opt out of receiving unwanted Yellow Pages books.
- Time to Recycle: Recycling programs available in North Central Texas.
- World Wear Project: Textiles, clothing, shoes.