# Seattle Recycle & Garbage — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of Seattle Recycle & Garbage by City of Seattle, rated 4.81/5 from 1,929 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seattle-recycle-and-garbage/id1371067188/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seattle-recycle-and-garbage/id1371067188.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,676 · 4★ 208 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of Seattle Recycle & Garbage? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Convenient reminders - 🚀 Simple and easy to use - 💡 Helpful for keeping track of schedule - 🚀 Straightforward and effective **Cons** - 🐛 Incorrect service collection dates - 🐛 Buggy address entry - 🐛 Freezes on review pop-up - 🐛 Blank/non-functional screens **Commonly reported bugs** - Loads to blank page - Address not found issue - Review pop-up blocks app **Most requested features** - Add to calendar feature - Information on accepted recyclables - Ability to monitor multiple addresses ## Newest reviews (10 of 82) ### 2/5 — Update the app, start over from scratch *2025-07-15, version 2025.7.6* Somehow it lost my address when it updated. Minor problem except it has a buggy address entry. Couldn’t find a schedule until I re-entered without the zip code for some reason. ### 4/5 — Wish it had a ‘add to calendar” feature *2024-11-16, version 2023.4.21* I mainly use this app to check if it’s recycling collection week. Would be nice to have a “add to calendar” feature so I could just see my collection schedule in my Apple calendar instead of having to open the app each time. (hint hint developers!) ### 3/5 — Basically a calendar with links to the SPU website *2023-09-25, version 2023.4.21* What the title says. The only real functionality in the app is the collection calendar and everything else takes you out of the app to the SPU website. It works fine, but it's not much. 3 stars. ### 5/5 — Does exactly what it should *2023-02-24, version 2022.9.25* Works really really well. Someone definitely isn’t getting paid enough for this! It isn’t just simple notifications from a schedule, they’ll send out live updates for collection delays due to weather, etc. ### 5/5 — Simple and helpful *2023-01-31, version 2022.9.25* I appreciated the help provided by the app. Good to easily always know what is being picked up for the week. It does what it says it does. But would love to some additional helpful features and links to “where does and it go”. ### 1/5 — Broken *2023-01-26, version 2022.9.25* Feedback dialog will not close on latest iOS version app is unusable. ### 5/5 — Great Reminders! *2023-01-23, version 2022.9.25* This App reminds me of my trash pick up day the night before, and whether or not recycling and/or garden clippings will be included. It's really helpful since only garbage pickup is weekly. ### 5/5 — Simple but does the job *2023-01-06, version 2022.9.25* Makes it easy to look up anything waste-collection related, and it reminds me when it’s recycling week. ### 4/5 — Wish it would update for weather-related changes *2023-01-05, version 2022.9.25* Love the weekly reminders. But during the recent icy weather there were no updates that came via the app. They came to our email instead. It would be great if everything was in one place. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2022-12-29, version 2022.9.25* Being in my 70’s and having a very busy schedule, this app helps me stay on track. I’ve used it for the last few pickups and I hate to say this but ….I’ve learned to depend on it. I no longer have to look at my neighbors bins to see what I need to put out now. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worse than useless *2026-01-21, version 2025.9.26* Simply wrong. Does not agree with Seattle public utilities website. Said pickup this week: day after thanksgiving would be normal pickup day. So I scrambled to get leaves from my very large trees out in time. No pickup today. Website says a day late this week. If I did not have the app I would have just looked at the website and had the correct information. Here’s a better idea:. Just publish schedule in a google calendar. A separate calendar for each pickup zone. Then people can link the google calendar to their calendar apps on either iPhone or android and see it without going to website or installing yet another app Update. Rather than respond to this review I received a message to resubmit my review again in a different place before they will even read it. What better way is there to say “we dont care about our customers “ ### 1/5 — Worse than useless *2025-11-28, version 2025.9.26* Simply wrong. Does not agree with Seattle public utilities website. Said pickup this week: day after thanksgiving would be normal pickup day. So I scrambled to get leaves from my very large trees out in time. No pickup today. Website says a day late this week. If I did not have the app I would have just looked at the website and had the correct information. Here’s a better idea:. Just publish schedule in a google calendar. A separate calendar for each pickup zone. Then people can link the google calendar to their calendar apps on either iPhone or android and see it without going to website or installing yet another app ### 1/5 — Can’t use app *2025-02-08, version 2023.4.21* I can’t use the app because when it opens, a window pops us that asks if I find the app useful. I’m not able to click on either response option (I want to click “no”) so the window never goes away and I can’t get to the actual app content. I hate it 😂 ### 1/5 — Not to be trusted *2024-11-30, version 2023.4.21* This app has incorrect service collection dates when compared to the City of Seattle Utility Services website. ### 1/5 — Broken App *2024-11-13, version 2023.4.21* Loads to a blank page and you can’t tap on anything. Useless ### 1/5 — Something wrong with addressed *2024-01-24, version 2023.4.21* I open up the app for the first time and I type my addresses on the search and it said that they couldn’t find my addresses which absolutely trash. I type my addresses multiple time and it keep saying the same thing and I don’t know what to do. Do not download this app. ### 1/5 — Does NOT Work *2023-11-22, version 2023.4.21* Totally useless app that loads to a blank screen with options (eg calendar) grayed out / non-functional. Tried on both iPad pro and iPhone 13 Pro both running current software. ### 1/5 — App Frozen on Review Pop-up *2023-07-02, version 2023.4.21* The app is showing a pop-up asking for a review, but it’s not clickable and freezing the entire app. 🤡 It’s handy when it worked though. ### 1/5 — Potato app *2023-06-19, version 2023.4.21* Good luck getting it to load, none the less even find your address ### 1/5 — Blocked by Rating request *2023-02-21, version 2022.9.25* I was asked “Do you find the app useful?”, but I could click neither “Yes” nor “No”. No matter how many times I restart the app, I was blocked on this screen. Totally useless. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Convenient *2025-06-02, version 2023.4.21* Downloaded it to learn our schedule, pleasant surprise to get weekly reminders the day before to take out the trash ### 5/5 — Good deal! *2025-05-05, version 2023.4.21* This app is great for keeping me in the know about bin collection. I appreciate that Quick Look and know immediately if it’s time to get my bins full and out! ### 5/5 — So helpful *2025-04-18, version 2023.4.21* I love getting the prompts of what’s going to be picked up. Helps me plan. How many times have I missed the pick up of recycle!? :-) Not happening as much. ### 5/5 — Great to have *2025-01-06, version 2023.4.21* I appreciate have ng the schedule on my phone ### 5/5 — Helpful and easy *2025-01-05, version 2023.4.21* Tells me when trash, recycling, and compost service is and allows me to see when alternate pickup days are if my scheduled day is on a holiday. ### 5/5 — Writing this review on the way to check if it’s Recycle weekend or not-so YES I love this app 😆 *2024-07-25, version 2023.4.21* Enter the mind of a young human who has a brain for the most mundane of tasks and random unhelpful memories—yet NEVER EVER remembers when it’s a recycle weekend. When I say I would be more lost than a grape at a rasin convention, I mean it. Thank you and may the folks that work hard on it/created it, may their hot coca stay hot and the ice in their drink’s last alittle longer than it should—yet not water down the drink 🙏💕 ### 5/5 — Great app. *2024-02-08, version 2023.4.21* Happy to get reminders. ### 5/5 — Seattle Utilities App Helpful *2024-01-03, version 2023.4.21* So glad to have a resource like this for updates and reminders. ### 5/5 — It’s a great reminder! *2023-09-20, version 2023.4.21* Takes the guess work out of knowing when it’s recycling day. Love it! ### 5/5 — Trash Day Notifications Rock *2023-03-27, version 2022.9.25* Not life changing but as others say its simple and does help week in and week out keep track of which cans to put on the curb. Really helps and the alerts are a must. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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