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ReCollect Waste

The recollect_waste integration allows you to track the next scheduled waste pickup and what type of waste from ReCollect.

To use this integration, you must know both your ReCollect Place and Service IDs. In general, cities/municipalities that utilize ReCollect will give you a way to subscribe to a calendar with pickup dates. If you examine the iCal URL for this calendar, the Place and Service IDs are embedded in it:

webcal://recollect.a.ssl.fastly.net/api/places/PLACE_ID/services/SERVICE_ID/events.en-US.ics

The default frequency for pulling data from ReCollect Waste is once a day (86400 seconds).

The ReCollect Waste sensor uses the ReCollect API URL to obtain data and not an official API from ReCollect. Use at your own risk.

Configuration

Adding ReCollect Waste to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface, by taking the following steps:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • In the sidebar click on Configuration.

  • From the configuration menu select: Integrations.

  • In the bottom right, click on the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, search and select “ReCollect Waste”.

  • Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.

After completing, the ReCollect Waste integration will be immediately available for use.