Level of awareness of recycling activities is important to the sustainability of our environment. Recycling awareness among households is critical as most of the solid waste is from household consumption. Although the government has tried to adequately equip households with knowledge and know-how to manage solid household waste through the different kind of environmental preservation programs, households knowledge on recycling is still inadequate. Hence, this study is carried out to address the above-mentioned issue by examining the level of awareness of recycling activities initiated by the government. The study employs a quantitative research approach in which 438 questionnaires are collected among residents in the residential areas of Selangor in 2018. The findings suggest households’ level of awareness on recycling activities is at a moderate level, as shown, 66% claim that they have knowledge on recycling activities initiated by the government and 16% claim that they have high level of awareness and while the balance of 18% shows low level of awareness on government initiatives. It is expected that these findings will be beneficial to the local municipal councils to regulate a more effective and significant program on recycling campaign so that householders will have high awareness and lead towards better participation in recycling.