Nevada trash pickup is run by cities, counties and private haulers, not by the state.
Your pickup day comes from your city’s or hauler’s own lookup. Among the largest cities, Las Vegas and Henderson contract a private hauler; in North Las Vegas residents hire their own hauler. Nevada has no statewide bottle deposit, PaintCare paint, mattress or electronics recycling program.
Find your city
The largest Nevada cities and their official collection pages:
- Las Vegas: Republic Services of Southern Nevada under an exclusive city franchise (the city regulates collection but does not collect). The city says it regulates the collection, transportation and transfer of waste and recycling, which is handled by Republic Services of Southern Nevada. Official page ↗
- Henderson: Republic Services of Southern Nevada (mandatory service under Henderson Municipal Code 5.17.220). Henderson Municipal Code 5.17.220 makes it mandatory to use and pay for solid waste collection at any premises in the city connected to water service. Official page ↗
- North Las Vegas: no city collection: Republic Services of Southern Nevada or other private companies; the city says it does not provide garbage or recycling services. The city does not provide garbage or recycling services but bills Republic Services service charges on city water bills. Official page ↗
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Who collects in Nevada
- NDEP operates a toll-free Recycling Hotline, 1 (800) 597-5865, that gives information on local recycling services by county. Source ↗
- Waste and recycling services differ sharply by county, and several rural Nevada counties have no curbside recycling at all. Source ↗
- Nevada passed legislation in 1991 setting a statewide goal of diverting 25 percent of waste from landfills. Source ↗
National haulers (Republic Services, WM, Waste Connections) hold contracts in many places; the city or county names the hauler for each street.
State-level rules
- Container deposit: No statewide container deposit law. Nevada is not among the ten states with a beverage container deposit law (California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Vermont). Source ↗
- Paint: Not a PaintCare state. PaintCare says it operates programs in twelve states and the District of Columbia, and Nevada is not one of them. Leftover paint goes through the local household hazardous waste program; see paint. Source ↗
- Mattresses: No statewide mattress take-back program. The Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress program operates only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island. See mattresses. Source ↗
- Electronics: No statewide electronics law. NDEP’s e-waste fact sheet says used CRTs generated by households are not regulated under Nevada or federal rules, although local ordinances may be more stringent and prohibit landfill disposal. Source ↗
State agency
- State agency: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), Nevada Recycles program. NDEP runs the state’s Nevada Recycles program under NRS 444A - a toll-free recycling hotline, county-by-county recycling information and recycling grants to municipalities, schools and non-profits. Official website ↗
- Find your local program: NDEP: Where Can I Recycle & Take My Waste? (county by county) ↗
- Contact: (800) 597-5865
Flag of Nevada. Public-domain artwork. Artwork: Caleb Moore. Source. Resized to 480 pixels wide.
Materials with their own rules
Paint · Lithium-ion batteries · Household hazardous waste · Mattresses · Pizza boxes · Christmas trees
Neighboring states
Arizona · California · Idaho · Oregon · Utah
Sources
Official pages used: ndep.nv.gov · ndep.nv.gov · ndep.nv.gov · lasvegasnevada.gov · cityofhenderson.com · cityofnorthlasvegas.com · cga.ct.gov · paintcare.org · byebyemattress.com · ndep.nv.gov.
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