Green Station
The Regional Recycling District operates five Green Station drop-off collection centers in Pulaski County.
Please note this location is currently for special recyclables ONLY –
no regular recycling (cardboard, plastic bottles, metal cans) is accepted at this time.
Address: 2000 S Thayer Street
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. & last Saturday each month, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
When you see the blue warehouse on your right, keep going! You’re almost there!
*The Green Station recycling services are ONLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS.
Items from a business are not accepted.*
Click here for the locations of Green Stations elsewhere in Pulaski County.
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Accepted Items: Computers and Accessories, Laptops, Servers, Keyboards and Mice, Hard Drives (all hard drives will be securely destroyed), Wires and Cables, Mobile/smart phones, Pagers, PDAs, Two-way radios, Switches, LCD displays, CPUs, Speakers, CRT monitors, UPS systems, Audio/Video Equipment, Televisions, Radios, DVD players, VCRs, Stereos, Camcorders, Cameras, Game systems, Vacuum cleaners, Office Equipment, Fax machines, Copiers, Printers and scanners, Surge protectors, Paper shredders, Telephones, Typewriters, Adding machines and calculators, small home appliances (coffee pots, toasters, hair dryers, microwaves – such items with electrical cords)
Did you know that here in the U.S. we throw away $61 billion worth of recoverable electronic materials, EVERY YEAR!? Help make a dent in all of this waste by recycling your electronic items instead of putting them in the trash!
There are three main places that accept electronic waste. Click on each to be taken to their page with a list of accepted e-waste materials.
- The Little Rock Green Station is OPEN!!!
Location: 2000 S Thayer Street
Hours: Monday-Thursday, & the last Saturday each month, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. - Best Buy takes a large variety of electronic items.
- Goodwill Industries of Arkansas accepts all brands of computers in any condition, keyboards, mice and monitors. They accept entertainment items such as records, CDs, VHS, DVDs and video games.
Fertilizer, Herbicides, Insecticides, Pesticides
You can take these items to the Little Rock Green Station for recycling. These chemicals must be in their original packaging. Unlabeled bottles are not accepted at the Green Station.
Used Antifreeze, Gasoline, or Motor Oil
Car Batteries
Any business that sells car batteries should have a car battery recycling program. Car part dealers such as Auto Zone and Fire Stone will give you a gift card when you recycle car batteries at their store.
Car Fluids
- Antifreeze: Little Rock Green Station
- Gasoline: Little Rock Green Station: Used or old gasoline should be in a gas can or similar container. Staff at the Green Station will empty your container into a large chemical drum and return the container to you.
- Gear Oil: Auto Zone and Firestone
- Motor Oil: Auto Zone, Advanced Auto Parts, Firestone, Little Rock Green Station, and O’Reilly Auto Parts.
- Oil Filters: Take old oil filters to your nearest O’Reilly Auto Parts!
- Transmission Fluid: Auto Zone and Firestone
Car Donations
Do you have an old car that you want to get rid of? There are four different groups that will come pick your old rundown car up for free!
- Breast Cancer Donations: www.cardonations4cancer.org
- Give 2 Kids: give2kids.com/car-donation-arkansas
- Goodwill: www.goodwillcardonation.org
- Kars 4 Kids: https://www.kars4kids.org/donate-car-ar.php
- Veteran Car Donations: www.veterancardonations.org
- Wheels for Wishes: www.wheelsforwishes.org
Don’t see what you’re looking for?
If your item is not accepted at the Green Station, and it’s not listed on the Special Items page, please contact us at recycle@littlerock.gov or at 501-371-4646.
Check out the list below to learn more about other accepted items.
PLASTIC BAGS OF ANY KIND ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING!
- Why are plastic bags not accepted? Any soft plastic film (plastic you can stretch with your hands) gets tangled in the equipment at the recycling sorting facility, automatically shutting down equipment.
- So how can I recycle plastic bags? You can recycle clean plastic bags by taking them to the Green Station. Kroger, Wal-Mart, and Target also typically have containers located inside the entrance for plastic bag collection.
- At these special drop-off locations, you can include grocery bags (the regular plastic bags you pack your groceries in), produce bags (the smaller bags you get in the produce section), bubble wrap, newspaper bags, plastic outer wrap of toilet paper/paper towels, plastic outer wrap from a pallet of water bottles or soda, plastic tortilla bags, and the clear bags inside cereal or snack boxes. Make sure to recycle the box in your regular curbside bin!
If you have a stretchy plastic you’re not sure about, don’t hesitate to contact our office!
Glass is accepted in curbside recycling carts, but if you don’t have recycling where you live, you can drop it off at the Green Station, or at a drop-off location listed below.
Want to learn more? Check out the Recycling Guide.
Glass Drop-Off Locations
| Little Rock Port | EPIC Glass Recycling at ACE Glass 3101 Dugan Dr Little Rock, AR 72206 Dassault Falcon Jet 3801 E 10th St Little Rock, AR 72202 Balcones Recycling 4501 Thibault Rd Little Rock, AR 72206 |
| East Village | Cromwell Architects Engineers 1300 E 6th St Little Rock, AR 72202 |
| Downtown | Little Rock Green Station 2000 S. Thayer St. Little Rock, AR 72202 |
| Cantrell/Midtown | Cantrell Wines and Spirits 7312 Cantrell Rd Little Rock, AR 72207 |
| South University | Habitat for Humanity 6700 S University Ave Little Rock, AR 72206 Pulaski County Service Center 3200 Brown St Little Rock, AR 72204 |
| Heights/Hillcrest | Ozark Outdoor Supply 5514 Kavanaugh Blvd Little Rock, AR 72207 |
| West Markham | Rock Solid Shredding 10010 W Markham St Little Rock, AR 72205 |
| Chenal West | Colonial Wines & Spirits 11200 W Markham St Little Rock, AR 72211 Legacy Wine and Spirits 16900 Chenal Pkwy #130 Little Rock, AR 72223 O’Looney’s Liquor and Wine 3 Rahling Cir Little Rock, AR 72223 First Community Bank 17820 Chenal Parkway Little Rock, AR 72223 North Little Rock Diamond Bear Brewing Co. 600 N. Broadway St. North Little Rock, AR 72114 North Little Rock Green Station W. 13th & Sycamore St. North Little Rock, AR 72114 |
| North Little Rock | Diamond Bear Brewing Co. 600 N. Broadway St. North Little Rock, AR 72114 North Little Rock Green Station W. 13th & Sycamore St. North Little Rock, AR 72114 |
Incandescent light bulbs and Halogen bulbs do not contain hazardous materials and can safely be thrown in the household trash or recycled at BatteriesPlus+
- BatteriesPlus+ accepts incandescent bulbs among many other products. It is located at 801 S. Bowman Rd.
Fluorescent light bulbs come in various shapes from long 4-8 foot tubes to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). Fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs should never be thrown away in household trash. These tubes and bulbs contain mercury, which is toxic to humans and pets.
- The Home Depot and Lowe’s recycles used CFL bulbs.
- The Little Rock Green Station accepts 4 foot fluorescent tubes and household CFLs.
- BatteriesPlus+ also accepts fluorescent and CFL bulbs.
Light emitting diode (LED) bulbs include trace amounts of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic, so don’t throw them away! At this time, LEDs are not accepted at the Green Station. Take LEDs to BatteriesPlus+. You can also check your local hardware store to see if they recycle LED bulbs.
There might be a small charge associated with LED recycling at BatteriesPlus+. You can call them to check at 501-224-2852.
Battery Types
AA, AAA, C, D, 9V (alkaline batteries):
Camera Batteries (nickel metal hydride):
Cell Phone & Laptop Batteries (lithium ion/polymer):
Car Batteries (lead acid): every store that sells car batteries should have a car battery recycling program
- Advanced Auto Parts
- Auto Zone
- BatteriesPlus+
- Firestone
- O’Reilly
Cordless Tool Batteries (nickel cadmium):
Hearing Aid Batteries and similar (coin cells):
Rechargeable Batteries
- BatteriesPlus+
- Lowe’s Little Rock & North Little Rock
- Home Depot North Little Rock
BatteriesPlus+ at 801 S. Bowman Rd. accepts many types of batteries and lightbulbs. Call 501-224-2852 for more information.
Acceptable Batteries: Alkaline Batteries* (AAA, AA, C, D), Lithium Coin Cells* (hearing aids, car fobs), Lead Acid (car batteries), Lithium ion* (phones, laptops), Nickel cadmium (cordless tools), Nickel Metal Hydride (cameras)
Acceptable Lights: 1′ – 4′ Fluorescent Tubes*, 5′ – 8′ Fluorescent Tubes*, Ubend/Circuline*, CFLs*, LED Tubes*, Halogen bulbs*, HID bulbs*, and ballasts*
* = fees apply
Learn More:
If you want to learn more about batteries, here are excellent online resources:
Prohibited Items:
No Ammunition or explosives
You should never put an empty paint can in your recycling cart. The paint remaining in the can will cause contamination at the recycling sorting facility.
Paint should never be washed down your sink drain or into a stormwater drain. Only unopened cans of paint can be upcycled at Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Used paint cans need to go in the trash, but first make sure you dry out the remaining paint with a bulking agent like kitty litter or sawdust, or you can pour remaining paint on newspaper to let it dry out. Then bag the paint can and put it in your trash.
The same process works for stains, paint thinners/stripper/solvents.
Tires can easily be recycled! But unfortunately, many people still illegally dump their unwanted tires instead of bringing them to the correct recycling facility. Used tires are a huge nuisance for the environment when they are not disposed of properly. Illegal tire dumping causes harmful chemicals to leak into soil and water, provides ample breeding grounds for disease causing mosquitoes, and tires never decompose. Tires should never be placed in your recycling cart or garbage cart.
Take used tires to 1800 E 14th St, Little Rock, AR during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 11:45 am and 12:30 – 3 pm.
Residents are allowed 4 tires per month disposal at no cost through the state-subsidized Tire Recycling Program. However, if the monthly quota has been met for free drop-off, you may have to pay associated fees: $3 per tire or $7.50 per tire with wheel.
Contact Davis Rubber Company at (501) 374-1473 for more tire recycling information.
Propane tanks pose serious risk to recycling facilities due to their tendency to explode if put under pressure. For the safety of our community’s recycling workers, never put propane tanks in your recycling cart.
You can take empty propane, butane, and helium tanks to:Rick’s LP Gas
(501) 562-5009
5715 Patterson Rd
Little Rock, AR 72209
All sizes are accepted FREE of charge.
Hours of operation: M-F 8am – 5pm, Sat. 8am – 12 noon, closed Sunday
Entergy Arkansas will remove and recycle your old, energy-inefficient refrigerator and freezer.
Email entergyARrecycling@clearesult.com
or call 833-748-7329 to schedule a pickup.
Information needed to schedule:
• Entergy Arkansas account number.
• Name on account.
• Physical address.
• Appliance information
(appliance type, brand/model and cubic feet).
• Email address.
• Phone number.
For more information, visit entergy-arkansas.com/recycle
City of Little Rock Appliance Pick-up: Use the 311 webpage or app to schedule an Appliance Pick-up at your residence. Little Rock residents are provided with 4 free pick-ups each calendar year.
Entergy Arkansas will remove and recycle your old, energy-inefficient refrigerator and freezer.
Email entergyARrecycling@clearesult.com
or call 833-748-7329 to schedule a pickup.
Information needed to schedule:
• Entergy Arkansas account number.
• Name on account.
• Physical address.
• Appliance information
(appliance type, brand/model and cubic feet).
• Email address.
• Phone number.
For more information, visit entergy-arkansas.com/recycle
City of Little Rock Appliance Pick-up: Use the 311 webpage or app to schedule an Appliance Pick-up at your residence. Little Rock residents are provided with 4 free pick-ups each calendar year.
No Rechargeable Batteries or Cordless Power Tools
Don’t see what you’re looking for?
When in doubt, find out! If your item is not accepted at the Green Station, and it’s not listed on the Special Items page, please contact us at recycle@littlerock.gov or at 501-371-4646.