Cardboard Recycling in Yuma, AZ

Yuma's blue curbside recycling container takes cardboard; break boxes into smaller pieces. Overflow loads can go to the Republic Services Transfer Station drop-off, and Yuma County transfer stations take clean corrugated cardboard.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

4 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Yuma

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · YumaNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
How it works
Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Yuma County Solid Waste Transfer Stations & Waste Tire FacilityCounty service · Yuma CountyFree
How it works
Yuma County Public Works runs transfer stations at North Gila Valley (7870 E County 5th St., Yuma; 7 days a week 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m.), Yuma County South near Somerton, Wellton, Tacna and Dateland, plus the North Gila Valley Waste Tire Facility (Mon & Fri). One load per customer per day; acceptance of each item varies by site per the County chart.
Cost & rules
- One load per customer per day; acceptance varies by transfer station (see the County chart).
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City of Yuma Curbside RecyclingCity service · YumaCost not listed
How it works
Commingled curbside recycling in the blue container, collected Thursdays and Fridays, as part of City residential solid waste service.
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Break boxes down into smaller pieces; don't bag recyclables.
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City of Yuma Recycling Drop-Off (Republic Services Transfer Station)City service · YumaCost not listed
How it works
Residents and visitors not served by curbside recycling, or with loads larger than the blue bin, can drop recyclables at the Republic Services Transfer Station, 3040 S. Avenue 3 1/2 E, Yuma. Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–noon.
Cost & rules
- Tell the scale operator you are dropping off recycling; regular trash in the load is charged.
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Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

Arizona rules

ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

City of Yuma: Curbside Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · City of Yuma
- Cardboard (cartons, product packaging, corrugated boxes, cereal boxes) goes in the blue recycling container. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Break down cardboard boxes into smaller pieces. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Yuma: Recycling Drop Off (opens in new tab) · City of Yuma
- Bring only recyclables; regular trash is charged. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard is accepted at the drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
Yuma County: Guide to Solid Waste Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility (2026) (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
- One load per customer per day at all transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial, industrial and oversize loads of solid waste are not accepted at any of the transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
Yuma County: Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility acceptable and unacceptable items (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
- Corrugated cardboard: no fee; must be clean, empty and free of trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective August 4, 2025
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Checked October 26, 2026.
ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Checked October 26, 2026.

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