Cardboard Drop-off Sites

If you have more cardboard than your recycling cart can hold, you can use our free drop-off containers. This service helps residents manage extra materials from home deliveries that should not be left outside of your regular cart.

How to Use the Drop-off Containers

  • Flatten Your Boxes: Remove all packing materials (like foam or plastic) and flatten every box.
  • Cardboard Only: These containers only accept corrugated cardboard (the brown material with waved ridges in the middle).
  • No Paperboard: Do not include thin materials like cereal boxes or cracker boxes; these are considered paper and should go in your curbside cart.

Drop-off Locations

Aerial map showing the cardboard recycling drop-off container located at the Public Services East facility at 560 South 16th Street.Aerial map showing the cardboard recycling drop-off container located in the parking lot of Valley Southwoods Freshman High School.

You can drop off your flattened cardboard at either of these 24/7 locations:

  • Valley Southwoods Freshman High School: 625 S 35th Street
  • Public Services East Facility: 560 S 16th Street

    • Expert Tip

    Metro Waste Authority (MWA) can help you decide what can be recycled. If you aren’t sure where an item should go, visit WhereItShouldGo.com or call MWA at 515-244-0021.