Recycling centers in Fayetteville, Arkansas

The City of Fayetteville operates two permanent self-service recycling drop-off sites that are open to the public 24 hours a day: Happy Hollow Recycling Drop-Off at 1420 S. Happy Hollow Road and Marion Orton Recycling Drop-Off at 735 W. North Street. Accepted materials include aluminum and steel/tin cans, flattened corrugated cardboard and paperboard, glass bottles and jars of all colors, mixed paper and newspaper, #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs, alkaline and lithium batteries, aerosol cans, and holiday light strands. The sites are for recyclables only and do not take hazardous waste, electronics, scrap metal, or bulky items. Food waste compostables can also be dropped off at the Happy Hollow location.

Top Free Geek of Arkansas is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization founded in 2007, focusing on electronics recycling and community service. Their warehouse accepts both working and non-working e-waste for reuse, refurbishment, or recycling, including data wiping services. They offer computer repair and refurbishing services, providing free laptops and affordable desktops to eligible individuals. The thrift store sells a range of electronics and accessories, from cables to computers, creating a museum-like inventory of past tech. Additionally, they have an Internet Cafe for public use and plan to offer education programs in the future. Volunteers play a crucial role in their operations, helping with e-waste sorting, computer building, and more. Donations of electronics and monetary support are welcomed to sustain their operations.

Greenland Recycling at 170 N Letitia Ave next to the community center accepts aluminum cans, plastics #1 and #2, glass, cardboard, chipboard, steel cans, and paper Monday through Friday 8 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturday 8 AM to 3:30 PM.

Trash Transfer Station located at 1560 S. Happy Hollow Rd. in Fayetteville, AR, is open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The facility accepts municipal waste from the public and private trash haulers, which is then taken to the Eco Vista Landfill in Tontitown. Upon arrival, vehicles are weighed at the scale house, trash is unloaded as directed, and vehicles are weighed again to determine disposal costs. A minimum charge applies, and payment can be made in cash, check, or approved charge accounts. The Recycling Drop-Off Sites at Happy Hollow Rd. and North Street accept materials such as aluminum cans, cardboard, glass bottles, mixed paper, plastic bottles, steel cans, and batteries, among others, but not hazardous waste or bulky items. The Compost and Mulch Facility at 1708 S. Armstrong Avenue in Fayetteville accepts yard waste from residents for free with proof of residency, and also offers compost and mulch for purchase. The Material Recovery Facility at 1520 S Happy Hollow Rd. operates Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., processing recyclable materials collected in Fayetteville.

Smurfit Westrock Fayetteville Recycling operates as a recycling drop-off center in Fayetteville, Arkansas at 7115 South McGuire Street.

Total Environmental is a commercial recycling company in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with offices at 1421 East 15th St and 500 W Van Asche Dr. It helps businesses find waste-reduction and recycling opportunities, offering recycling equipment rental and leasing, waste audits, staff training, and sustainability reporting. Accepted materials include cardboard, plastic, electronics, paper, wood, and concrete. Equipment on offer includes open-top containers, cardboard and plastic balers, and flatbed trailers, and the company runs bale routes, secure destruction of branded materials, and live-load service. Contact Total Environmental to set up a recycling program or audit.

TRG Fayetteville, an Alter Company, is a scrap metal recycling facility at 1400 S. Warford Rd in Fayetteville, Arkansas, serving businesses and individuals across Northwest Arkansas. It recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metals and handles walk-in peddler customers, industrial accounts, and brokerage. The facility also provides container and roll-off services for industrial accounts and takes on demolition jobs. It is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and can be reached at 479-966-4994.

Vaughn Recycling is a third-generation, family-owned scrap metal yard at 1246 South School Ave in Fayetteville, AR, buying and selling both ferrous and non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, iron, insulated wire, carbide, titanium, and electronic scrap. Customers pull in at the south entrance to the certified scales, where staff sort and weigh the material, write a ticket, and pay in the front office. Beyond walk-in buying, the yard offers crane unloading, yard access for buying reusable metals, HVAC and scrap pickup with refrigerant recovery, no-rent roll-off containers for metal, and demolition service across Northwest Arkansas. Separate pricing is available for commercial and industrial customers, and current commodity prices can be checked online with SMS/email alerts when prices change.