Cardboard Recycling in Akron, OH

Put clean, flattened cardboard loose in your Akron recycling cart. ReWorks Recycling Days in Stow also take cardboard from Summit County residents.

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

3 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Akron

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · AkronNo 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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ReWorks Recycling Days collections (Summit County)County service · Summit CountySummit County residentsCost not listed
How it works
Recurring ReWorks collections at 1201 Graham Road, Stow, OH 44224 (Census: Stow city) for materials that do not go in home recycling carts: tires ($4 each, online prepayment, limit 10), televisions and monitors (limit 2 each), laptops, cell phones, tablets, VCR/DVD players, cardboard, glass, cooking oil, foam, string lights and campaign signs. Summit County residents and businesses only. Current schedule: October 19-21 & 23, November 16-18 & 20 and December 14-16 & 18, 2026, 3-6 pm.
Cost & rules
- Collections on scheduled days only (currently October-December 2026, 3-6 pm) at ReWorks in Stow.
- Before you go: Empty, dry, food-free; flattened with tape and staples removed preferred.
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City of Akron curbside trash, recycling and large-item collectionCity service · AkronAkron residentsCost not listed
How it works
Weekly city collection for one- to three-family homes. Large items (furniture, mattresses, couches, TVs) and tires and household appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners) are picked up on the normal collection day if set 3 feet from the carts; large volumes of bags/boxes need a Special Bulk Volume Pickup scheduled through 3-1-1 (3 per home per year). Flattened cardboard goes loose in the recycling cart.
Cost & rules
- Before you go: Clean, empty, flattened and loose (not bagged) in the recycling cart.
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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.

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Ohio rules

ORC 3734.65: mercury-containing thermostats may not be sold or installed in Ohio, except in a visually impaired person's home or for manufacturing process control. Source: Ohio Revised Code 3734.65: Sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostat (opens in new tab)
Ohio EPA: household lamps are not regulated as hazardous waste, but homeowners are encouraged to recycle them; Home Depot and Lowe's take compact fluorescent bulbs free at all stores. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

More Ohio rules (7)

Ohio EPA: household hazardous waste disposal is usually controlled by the local or county solid waste management district; contact your district for facilities that accept it. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Ohio EPA oversees 52 solid waste management districts responsible for making sure Ohioans can reduce, reuse and recycle. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: Solid Waste Management Planning (opens in new tab)
Every Ohio county must belong to a solid waste management district, alone or jointly with other counties. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)
Ohio EPA: your local solid waste management district is your first source of disposal and recycling information. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)
Ohio's 88 counties are organized into 52 solid waste management districts and authorities. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM Guidance/Fact Sheet 1005: Solid Waste Management Districts (PDF, June 2017) (opens in new tab)
Ohio EPA: district collection events (HHW, electronics, tires, appliances) are usually for district residents only, may charge fees or require appointments, and are for household materials only. Source: Ohio EPA: Special Collection Events by Solid Waste Management District (PDF, updated December 2021) (opens in new tab)
Ohio's state disposal and environmental protection fee is $4.75 per ton of solid waste. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

ReWorks Recycling Days (opens in new tab) · ReWorks (Summit County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- ReWorks Recycling Days collect specific materials beyond the home recycling cart and are for Summit County residents and businesses only; no HHW or unlisted items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Current Recycling Days: October 19, 20, 21 & 23, November 16, 17, 18 & 20 and December 14, 15, 16 & 18, 3-6 pm, at 1201 Graham Road in Stow. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard must be empty, free of food and dry; flattened with tape, staples and stickers removed is preferred. Checked October 26, 2026.
Trash and Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Akron, Public Works Bureau
- The City of Akron provides weekly trash and recycling collection to residents of one, two and three family freestanding residential units. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cardboard in the recycling cart must be clean, empty, not bagged and flattened, with packaging materials removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio Revised Code 3734.65: Sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostat (opens in new tab) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Ohio Laws)
- ORC 3734.65: mercury-containing thermostats may not be sold or installed in Ohio, except in a visually impaired person's home or for manufacturing process control. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA: household lamps are not regulated as hazardous waste, but homeowners are encouraged to recycle them; Home Depot and Lowe's take compact fluorescent bulbs free at all stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: household hazardous waste disposal is usually controlled by the local or county solid waste management district; contact your district for facilities that accept it. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio EPA DMWM: Solid Waste Management Planning (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA oversees 52 solid waste management districts responsible for making sure Ohioans can reduce, reuse and recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Every Ohio county must belong to a solid waste management district, alone or jointly with other counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: your local solid waste management district is your first source of disposal and recycling information. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio's state disposal and environmental protection fee is $4.75 per ton of solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio EPA DMWM Guidance/Fact Sheet 1005: Solid Waste Management Districts (PDF, June 2017) (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio's 88 counties are organized into 52 solid waste management districts and authorities. Checked October 26, 2026.
Ohio EPA: Special Collection Events by Solid Waste Management District (PDF, updated December 2021) (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA: district collection events (HHW, electronics, tires, appliances) are usually for district residents only, may charge fees or require appointments, and are for household materials only. Checked October 26, 2026.

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