Recycling

Your service day for trash pick-up is currently Wednesdays until December 28. Stay tuned for updates on your future trash and recycling service days.

No. Recyclables should be placed loose in the cart. If you carry your recyclables to the curb in a plastic bag, make sure to empty your recyclables into the cart and either reuse or throw the bag in the trash.

Cardboard that cannot be folded to fit in your cart can saved for the following week or taken to the local drop-off center. The closest location is the Centerton Recycling Center located at 5702 Brookside Rd., Bentonville, AR 72713. This facility is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (closed daily from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM for lunch).

Glass is not accepted in your curbside cart, but it can be recycled at a local drop-off location. Glass beverage bottles and food jars of any color can be recycled the Centerton Recycling Center, located at 5702 Brookside Rd, Bentonville, AR 72713.

Only food-grade glass bottles and jars of any color may be recycled. No Pyrex, dishes, windows, mirrors, or any other types of glass are accepted.

1. The materials you recycle curbside are taken to the EcoWaste Solutions MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) located in Springdale where they are sorted and processed for recycling.  From there, they are either:
2. Turned into new products (like packaging, paper, or containers), or
3. Refined into usable raw materials for manufacturing.

This process reduces the need for extracting or creating new resources and supports a circular economy, where materials are reused instead of wasted.

Other Benefits of Recycling:

• Conserves natural resources
• Saves energy compared to producing new materials
• Reduces landfill waste and disposal costs

Reduces greenhouse gas emissions

1. No, plastic bags are not accepted in your cart or at our recycling drop-off center because they cause equipment jams at the recycling processing facility.

Plastic bags and film—like grocery bags, drink case wrapping, cling wrap, and bubble wrap—can be dropped off at most large retail or grocery stores for recycling. Consider starting a routine to save clean and dry plastic film to take with you to the grocery store.

The closest location is the Centerton Recycling Center located at 5702 Brookside Rd., Bentonville, AR 72713. This facility is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (closed daily from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM for lunch).

Unfortunately, Styrofoam and other foam materials aren’t accepted in curbside recycling, but it can be recycled at the Rogers Recycling Center located at 2300 N. Arkansas St. The drop-off only accepts clean, white beaded foam. They do not accept to-go food containers, egg cartons, meat trays or other foam with color.

Electronics and batteries aren’t accepted in curbside recycling or drop-off containers because they can cause fires in collection trucks and recycling facilities. Residents may recycle electronics at the Centerton Special Waste Drop-Off located at 5702 Brookside Road Bentonville, AR 72713. Their hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday-from 8:00-11:00 and 12:00-3:00. They also offer disposal of tires, bulky waste, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) batteries, appliances and more. Please visit their website at Benton County Recycles for more information.

Recycling is important to our community, and we want to ensure that you have all the answers you need to recycle with confidence. If you have more questions about recycling or trash services in Highfill, please call (479) 736-5711.