Truckee Recycling Center picks up compost, textiles, worn-out shoes, and event waste from your home — and routes every stream somewhere it gets used again.
Practical solutions for reusable materials
A cleaner Tahoe, picked up at your door. No bins to haul, no truck to chase. Too much of what leaves a home around here gets buried when it could be composted, reworn, or recycled.
Truckee Recycling Center makes the better option the easy one: set it out, we pick it up, and every material goes somewhere it gets used again.
Local waste, handled by a neighbor.
My family and I moved to Truckee four years ago after I retired from the Navy SEAL Teams, and every day we're astounded by the natural beauty of this area. I was raised in Vermont by a father who recycled plastics, newspapers, and aluminum cans — and composted — back in the 1970s and '80s, when that was still fringe behavior.
After attending the Waste Expo and volunteering at the Compost Expo, it became obvious that contamination in the recycling and organic waste streams is a primary concern for operators. So I built a service to make diverting materials for repurposing as easy as possible — and to have a little fun protecting the awe-inspiring world we live in.
Set it out. We'll route it from there.
Four pickups today, more on the way — and not one of them ends at the landfill.
Compost Concierge
Food scraps and compostable material, collected from your home through our Compost Concierge service — no bins to haul, no truck to chase.
Textile pickup
Clothing, linens, and fabric in any condition — even torn, stained, or single socks — picked up right from your door.
Running shoe pickup
Worn-out running shoes in any condition, collected from your home so they get a second life instead of a spot in the trash.
Black-Tie Waste Sorting
On-site waste sorting for events, casual to formal. We sort, weigh, and divert every recyclable — and can set you up with Borrow Greenware reusable place settings instead of disposables.
Hard-to-recycle extras
Plastic film and utensils, foam, small electronics and cables, and other tricky items most curbside programs won't take. Home pickup is on the way.
Book it. Set it out. Forget it.
From your door to its next life in three simple steps — and we handle the hard part.
Book your pickup
Tell us what you've got and pick a day that works for you.
Set it out
Leave it at your door on pickup day. No sorting, no hauling.
We reroute it
We collect everything and send each material where it gets reused.
Every pickup is one less thing in the ground.
We're just getting started, and every household and event we take on means more compost, textiles, and recyclables kept out of the landfill. If you want to help this grow faster, you can chip in.
We route to people already doing it right.
We route to people already doing it right."Sub: Every stream we collect goes to a partner who gives it a real second life.
Re-Told Recycling
A mail-in textile recycling program that accepts clothing and fabric in any condition — and keeps it out of the landfill.
GotSneakers
A sneaker recycling program that gives worn-out athletic shoes a second life instead of a spot in the trash.
Keep Truckee Green
Truckee's community waste-reduction program — and the people behind the Borrow Greenware reusable place settings.
Before you book.
Can't find it here? Reach out and we'll sort it.
What areas do you serve?
We pick up across [service area — Truckee & North Tahoe]. Not sure if you're in range? Just ask when you book.
Do I need to sort anything?
No. Set it out and we handle the sorting — then route each material to the right place.
How do I book a pickup?
Hit "Schedule a pickup" to book a time on our calendar, tell us what you've got, and pick a day that works.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the service and how often you'd like a pickup.
When are pickups?
Pickups run between 9:00 and 12:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays. You'll choose an available slot when you book.
Easy on you. Hard on waste.
No sorting, no hauling, nothing to the landfill — just doorstep pickup from neighbors who know the basin. Book one and we'll take it from there.
