Get Caught Recycling

Updated: Jan. 6, 2010
The "Get Caught Recycling" program was suspended in 2009, but will be re-evaluated and could be reinstated in 2010.

Putting recyclables out for curbside pickup is the right thing to do and, with a program that started in 2006, it also could be a profitable thing to do.

Sponsored by the city and the Environmental Advisory Commission, the program rewards residents who "Get Caught Recycling" with $50 in cash. Here's how it works:

Each month, an address in one of the city's four trash hauling/recycling districts is randomly selected. City staff will personally check by 7 a.m. on pickup day to see if residents of that address have recyclables on the curb. If they do, they win $50.

With four trash and recycling pickup days in Woodbury, residents in each area are eligible to win three times during the year. Only one prize is awarded each month, for a total of $600 over the course of the year. The money for the program comes from recycling grant funds distributed by Washington County.

The program is designed to stimulate more interest in recycling, although Woodbury has an excellent residential recycling rate.

Each month's winning address will be listed on the Woodbury Web site (see below). So make sure to put out your recyclables every collection day. Not only will you be in compliance with city code, you also might be $50 richer!

• Trash and Recyclables Collection
• Collection Schedule
• Hauling Zones Map
• Holiday Schedule
• Licensed Trash Haulers
• Get Caught Recycling
• Recycling: Materials and Preparation
• Recycling Containers
• Recycling Cell Phones
• Reduce and Reuse
• Tree Recycling
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Woodbury Recycling Guide     (PDF)
• Washington County Residential Disposal Guide     (PDF)