Recycling in Delaware
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 12 cities and towns across Delaware. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Delaware rules
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Source: Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
More Delaware rules (4)
- DNREC directs residents to DSWA, which takes electronics for recycling at several sites around the state and at scheduled collection events. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- Anyone selling tires in Delaware must hold a Division of Revenue license and pay a Scrap Tire Fee. Source: DNREC: Scrap Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- DSWA says latex paint may go in household trash once it has been solidified; liquid latex paint can go to a DSWA latex paint collection. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)