Recycle Coach2026.08.26

We’ve been taught to recycle. Now let’s learn to recycle correctly. Enjoy the convenience of trash and recycling collection reminders delivered straight to your smartphone; instant search results to sort your recyclables from non-recyclables; and so much more - all tailored to where you live and work.

Government, businesses, and residents working together
The Recycle Coach app lets local governments, businesses, and individuals work together to preserve the local recycling program and the environment.

Depending on your municipality’s level of participation in the network, you can enjoy different features. As residents, businesses, and governments come together to advocate for local recycling, more features are unlocked.

Key app features to help you recycle correctly

Calendar and reminders
First, you have to know when it’s time to take out trash and recycling. The app’s calendar and reminder features make sure you’ll never miss collection day. Especially around holidays when collection schedules may change, the Recycle Coach app delivers reminders to your smartphone to keep you up-to-date.

The calendar will also keep you informed on special collections, events, and programs.

Material search and sorting guide
Forget the days when you had to browse through websites, documents, and brochures on what is recyclable and what is not. The “What Goes Where” search tool is a search engine that gives instant results so you can sort your waste confidently and correctly. These material searches might even surprise you about what you thought you knew when it comes to recycling.

Drop-off information
Get directions, hours of operation, and contact information for local drop-off depots.

Report-a-problem
Instantly report missed collections, broken and lost bins, and more to your local government or official waste management service.

Advanced recycling education
Weekly polls and quizzes, blog posts, and fun activities that teach about proper waste disposal and the recycling process are available on the Recycle Coach app, too!

The Recycle Coach app equips every individual with the most efficient and most convenient way to stay informed when it comes to their trash and recycling management. With trash and recycling reminders straight to your smartphone; an instant search sorting guide; educational activities and more - the Recycle Coach app is sure to make trash and recycling collection days easy.

Version History Bug fixes and performance optimizations. 2026.08.26 Aug 28 Bug fixes and Performance Optimization 2026.07.24 Jul 30 Recycle Coach has arrived in the United Kingdom!
Enter your post code, choose your address, and get recycling and collection information straight from your local council. Council not on board yet? Send us a quick enquiry from the app and we'll pass your interest along.

New country selector — Setting up is easier than ever. Pick your country (Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand) and we'll guide you to the right setup for your area. You can also change your country anytime from your address settings.

Your privacy, upfront — Review and accept our privacy policy right in the app before you get started.

Schedule a Service — Book bulk item pickups and explore pickup and drop-off programs, where available in your community.

Faster and smoother — We've rebuilt the app on the latest framework for quicker load times, smoother animations, and improved stability, plus bug fixes throughout. 2026.07.03 Jul 4 Performance optimization, bug fixes. 2026.05.05 May 6 Performance improvements, bug fixes. 2026.05.04 May 4 Performance improvements, bug fixes. 2026.04.20 Apr 21 Bug fixes, performance optimizations. 2026.04.15 Apr 16 Bug fixes, performance optimizations. 2026.04.01 Apr 6 Drop-off locations are now sorted by proximity to you. When you open the Drop-off screen, locations appear in order from nearest to farthest — with the distance displayed for each site.

If location access is enabled, the list sorts by your current GPS position automatically
If location access is off, the list sorts by your saved address
Tap "Use my current location" at any time to refresh with your live GPS position
A label at the top of the screen always shows which mode is active ("Sorted by current location" or "Sorted by address") 2026.03.27 Mar 30 Accessibility improved! 2026.01.21 Jan 23 Accessibility improved! 2026.01.20 Jan 20 Accessibility improved! 2026.01.05 Jan 19 Bug fixes and performance optimizations. 2025.10.01 10/03/2025 Major framework upgrade from React Native 0.68 to 0.80 for improved performance and stability. 2025.09.09 09/18/2025 Bug fixes. 2025.07.02 07/02/2025 Performance optimizations, bug fixes. 2025.06.27 06/29/2025 Performance optimizations. 2025.03.10 05/05/2025 Performance optimizations. 2025.03.04 03/06/2025 Performance optimizatinos. 2025.01.22 01/23/2025 Performance optimizations. 2025.01.15 01/17/2025 Performance optimizations. 19.0.2 11/25/2024 Performance optimizations. 19.0.1 11/14/2024 Performance optimization. 19.0.0 11/13/2024 Performance optimizations. 18.8.2 09/05/2024 Performance optimization. 18.8.0 08/16/2024