Curbside Recycling

Pickup Schedule and Instructions

  • Curbside Recycling Signup

The City of Oxford offers curbside recycling pickup services, for those residents living within the city limits. Please read these recycling instructions to ensure proper, efficient pickup service.

Recyclables should be placed on the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the day of your pickup. See the schedule to the right for pickup days.


1. Use a single container for Plastics, Aluminum and Steel Cans including:

  • Soda, water bottles, milk jugs

  • Laundry detergent and bleach containers

  • Most plastic cleaning containers

  • Food, soup, vegetable cans

  • Soda cans, coffee cans, all beverage cans

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Look for one of these two symbols on the bottom of plastic containers:

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Discard Tops. Labels do not need to be removed. For the health and safety of our workers, please rinse containers and help save space by flattening them if you can.


2. Use another container for Mixed Paper & Newspaper including:

  • Junk Mail, Post Cards, Envelopes (plastic windows o.k.)

  • Catalogues, Magazines, Telephone Books

  • Drink Boxes, Cereal Boxes

  • Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls

  • Newspaper (Glossy inserts and coupons o.k.)


3. Under one of the containers, place Corrugated Cardboard
  • must be corrugated cardboard
  • must be cut into 4’ x 4’ pieces or smaller
  • staples and labels do not have to be removed
  • NO STYROFOAM