Recycling
Here Is What Can Be Recycled in Your Blue Cart
Please make sure these items are dry and those that have contained food have been rinsed.
- Rigid plastic containers – #1-7 except #6
- Paper – loose or shredded paper, newspaper, paper bags, magazines, envelopes, flyers and books
- Glass – glass jars and bottles
- Paper containers – paper coffee cups, milk, juice and broth cartons without caps
- Cardboard – flattened cardboard, paperboard and tubes
- Metal cans – aluminum cans, tin cans from human food items and animal food
- Waxed cartons - the type a half-gallon of milk comes in without caps
Find out how to recycle hard-to-recycle items, learn about do-it-yourself disposal or request a Special Waste Pickup.
Here Is What Cannot Be Recycled in Your Blue Cart
Every item you need to discard has a place, but not everything can be recycled in your blue cart. Here is a list of things that cannot be recycled in your blue cart.
- Plastic film – bubble wrap, plastic wrap, plastic bags
- To-go items – to-go lids, styrofoam, straws and napkins
- Diapers or pet waste – these items need to go in the trash bin
- Home electrical and electronics – light bulbs, batteries or electronics
- Food, yard waste, demolition debris – there are other places to recycle these items, just not in your blue bin
- Window glass – put window glass into a bagster, available online and in hardware stores, and schedule a special waste pickup
Find out how to recycle hard-to-recycle items, learn about do-it-yourself disposal or request a Special Waste Pickup.