Plastic - Recyclable Containers Curbside

• Rinse, if you wish. 
• You do not have to remove labels. 
• Flattening is helpful to reduce the volume, but is not required. 
• Combine with other recyclables in your cart. 
• Do not place plastic bottles, jars or jugs in plastic bags.

Recycle these items curbside:

• Containers and lids
• Plastic bottles and jugs, marked with a #1 - #7
• Water, soda and juice bottles
• Milk and juice jugs
• Ketchup and salad dressing bottles
• Dishwashing bottles and detergent jugs, shampoo, soap and lotion bottles
• Margarine, cottage cheese, cream cheese and other tubs
• Yogurt, pudding and fruit cups
• Microwaveable food trays - no black
• Produce, deli and take out containers
  

Do not recycle these items: 

• Plastic wrap and bags*
• Toys
• Garden hose
• Kiddie pools
• Styrofoam™ cups, plates, egg cartons or packaging
• Containers that have held hazardous automotive and yard products, such as motor oil and pesticides 
• Containers larger than an ice cream pail/bucket

*Plastic shopping bags are recyclable at many local grocery and retail stores.  Some haulers accept when several bags are stuffed into a bag and tied.  Check with your hauler.  See our Plastic - Bags page for a list of locations that recycle plastic bags.

Containers and packaging not listed above or those that have held chemicals cannot be recycled as they contaminate the “new” batch of plastic and make it unusable. 

• Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 16.3 barrels (685 gallons) of oil. 
• Half of all polyester carpet manufactured in the United States is made from recycled PETE plastic bottles.

What are plastic containers made into?
Plastic is collected, baled, chopped or shredded, cleaned, melted, palletized and used to manufacture new products.  PETE #1 is recycled into carpet, clothing, strapping, tennis balls and other bottles.  HDPE #2 is recycled into new containers, drainage pipe, film, pallets and plastic lumber for picnic tables and decks.  PVC #3 is recycled into fencing, drainage pipe, traffic cones, and automotive floor mats.  LDPE #4 is recycled into plastic lumber, garbage can liners, trash cans and other film.  PP #5 is recycled into pallets, DVD cases, brushes and plastic lumber.  PS #6 is recycled into rigid foam insulation, rigid foam packaging and cassette tapes.  Other #7 is a combination of plastics, some are compostable in an organics recycling program and the non-compostable can be recycled into plastic lumber.

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