Reno - Dumps and Recycling
Dumping trash is one of the things that we all need to be responsible about. For your convenience, these are the locations of dumps and recycling facilities where you can get rid of the bags tied to your bumper or crammed into empty water barrels.
Please, please, please help all of us by getting rid of your trash in an appropriate location! It's fine not to take it all the way home with you; these businesses will be happy to take it off your hands. What's important is that we not fill the dumpsters at rest areas and hotels with our waste. Leave No Trace means exactly that, folks, and it helps keep Nevada beautiful. Thanks for participating!
For your convenience, most of the Albertsons / Save Mart Supermarkets in the Reno, Sparks, and Carson City area, will in 2007 be operating a DRIVE-THRU RECYCLING CENTER in their parking lots for this year's event! A free, multi-community project to promote recycling, this hopefully multi-year initiative is designed for your convenience, with no strings attached — just please have your recyclables clean as possible, and NO garbage dumping.
Bicycles, plastics (HDPE 1,2,4&5), plastic bags, glass, all metals (aluminum, tin, lead, steel, etc), paper, cardboard, and rechargeable batteries are all welcome. All proceeds raised from this recycling initiative will be donated to support environmental initiatives and education through the Gerlach High School. All of the recycling centers will be operating 24 hours throughout the event, August 25 through September 5. (NOTE, the Keystone store will be taking recyclables until September 9!) No worries, they are set up for maximum capacity!
Here is a list of participating stores:
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-746-8882
(West McCarran and Mae Anne Ave.)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-786-2150
(Keystone Ave.)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-359-9060
(East McCarran/Sparks Marina/Prater Way)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-786-0138 - 775-786-2970
(Plumb Lane)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-827-5350
(South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-841-4402
(Carson City)
G Albertson's / Save Mart — 775-425-2700
(Pyramid Highway)
Most of the other dumps and recycling centers are in the industrial area behind the former Reno Hilton, now the Grand Sierra Resort. PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THESE OTHER RECYCLING CENTERS AND DUMPS ARE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 3! IT IS ADVISED TO CALL AHEAD.
For further information on recycling and recycling locations worldwide, check out http://earth911.org/.
G RSW Recycling
1100 East Commercial Row - 775-329-8822 - (Grand Sierra Resort - Reno Hilton)
G Reno Salvage Company
301 Montello - 775-323-7109 - (Grand Sierra Resort - Reno Hilton)
G Reno Disposal Service
1390 East Commercial Row - 775-788-7857 - (Grand Sierra Resort - Reno Hilton)
G Waste Management
1100 US Hwy 95A - 775-575-7150 - (Fernley)
G Clean Harbors Environmental Services
1200 Marietta Way, Sparks - 775-331-9400 - (map)
A place which accepts all batteries for recycling.
G Global Recycling
490 Valley Rd, Reno - 775-331-2267 - (map)
A place which accepts all metals for recycling
G Earth First Recycling
9600 N Virginia St, Reno - 775-626-2286 - (map)
A place which accepts plastic beverage containers, cardboard, and pallets.
Need more info?
Try: Reno News and Review, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Magazine, National Traffic and Road Closure Information, PlayReno, NevadaNet, goTahoe.com, tahoe.com. 
