Commercial Recycling Service
United States Disposal Service already includes recycling collection with a commercial front-load dumpster rental, and we also provide containers meant for recyclable material. This page exists so that part of the account is not buried under a trash heading. It is written for a store, a restaurant, an office, a warehouse, or another business that wants cardboard or other accepted recyclable material taken on a commercial route, not for a household cart at the curb.
Call (855) 514-0570 or use Order Now to ask what we can collect at your address. We will not post a single national list of accepted items, and we will not quote a combined trash-and-recycling rate here.
Why the list has to be confirmed locally
Collection for these accounts is arranged with trusted local contractors, and the plant or transfer point that receives the material does not apply one identical rule in every market. A grade of cardboard that is welcome in one city may be rejected in another if it is wet, food-soiled, or mixed with bagged trash. Rather than invent a checklist that will be wrong on some streets, we confirm what the outlet will take when we quote the account.
What we can say from the official service pages is narrower, and it is enough to start the conversation. Front-load rentals include trash collection and recycling collection. Recyclable-waste containers are offered as part of that commercial lineup. The 40-yard stationary compactor is described for dry compactable material such as cardboard and newspaper. Roll-off service includes containers for recyclable cardboard, along with containers for dirt and clean concrete when those materials need to be kept separate on a project.
Cardboard, which is the stream most businesses actually have
Corrugated boxes are the recyclable material that shows up behind almost every receiving door. They take up a surprising amount of space in a mixed dumpster, they compact well when they are dry and broken down, and they are a poor fit for a wet-waste machine. A second front-load container, clearly used for cardboard, is often enough for a small retailer or an office that receives a few deliveries a week. When the stream is constant — a grocery back room, a strip-center enclosure, a warehouse dock — the 40-yard stationary compactor is the piece of equipment already on our list for that dry, compactable load.
Cardboard that has been soaked with grease or used as a pan liner is not the same material as a clean shipping box. If the load is mixed with food waste, it may have to stay in the trash stream. That is one of the first things we will ask about, because it changes whether a recycling container will actually be usable on your pad.
How recycling sits next to trash service
Most commercial accounts still need an ordinary trash dumpster. Recycling does not replace it. The usual pattern is a front-load box for residual waste, plus a recycling container or a stationary compactor for the stream that can be kept clean. A restaurant may also be looking at a 35-yard self-contained compactor for wet kitchen waste; that machine is not a recycling tool, and it is described on the compactor page.
For a remodel, a store closing, or a warehouse cleanout, a roll-off designated for recyclable cardboard can be brought in for the duration of the work, then hauled away. That is a project container, not a substitute for weekly recycling service. Details on those boxes are on Roll Off Dumpster Rentals. The scheduled front-load account itself is explained on Commercial Dumpster Rentals.
Household recycling is a different page
If you are looking for a cart at a house, that is curbside collection, which can include an add-on recycling bin and is described on Curbside Collection Services. Homeowner associations that want household recycling included in a bundled plan can ask about it on the HOA page. This page stays with commercial containers and compactors.
For general educational material about everyday items and disposal choices, the company already points readers to its Sustainability page and to the Recycle Guide. Those resources are not a guarantee of what we can collect on a given commercial route.
Ask us to add the stream
When you call (855) 514-0570, it helps to say what you are already throwing away, whether cardboard is currently going into the trash box, and whether you have room on the pad for a second container or for a ground-mounted compactor. Questions can be sent to the office at 16150 N. Main St., Jacksonville, FL 32218. Commercial service is arranged nationwide. We will tell you what we can accept at the location and quote the container and the schedule from there. Existing accounts that want recycling added can reach us through Contact rather than opening a second new order if the trash service is already in place.