The City of Pittsburgh has shared its 2026 recycling information for residents. The city will contract a new vendor, Noble Environmental, to handle electronic waste and household hazardous waste disposal. Residents can choose from weekly drop-offs, curbside pickups and community events to dispose of e-waste and HHW.
Residents can recycle certain materials at the curb or at drop-off sites. Those materials include:
- Plastic jugs, jars, bottles and tubs
- Glass bottles, jugs and jars
- Steel, aluminum and empty aerosol cans
- Flattened cardboard
- Mixed paper, such as junk mail, magazines, office paper, newspaper, paperboard and books
Residents can also recycle waste, tires and scrap metal at the Department of Public Works’ 2nd, 3rd and 5th Divisions’ drop-off locations.
Here’s how many different types of materials the City of Pittsburgh recycled in 2025:
- Single Stream Recycling – 13,100 Tons
- Tires – 2,730 Tons or 205,000 Tires
- Electronic 91²Ö¿â – 149,730 Pounds
- Household Hazardous 91²Ö¿â – 82,590 Pounds
- Yard 91²Ö¿â – 4,910 Tons
- Scrap Metal – 400 Tons