What can I put in my curbside recycling can?

Clean and dry paper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, and plastic bottles.

  1. Plastic bottles with necks:
    • Detergent bottles
    • Water bottles
    • Milk jugs
  2. Aluminum and Tin Cans
    • Dog food
    • Canned food
    • Soda cans
  3. Cardboard
    • Cardboard boxes
    • Cereal boxes
    • Gift boxes
  4. Mixed paper
    • Newspaper
    • Junk mail
    • Magazines

For additional information, download and/or print the recycling guide (PNG).

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1. What can I put in my curbside recycling can?
2. What paper and cardboard items can I recycle in my curbside can?
3. What types of plastic can a recycle in my curbside can?
4. When recycling plastic bottles, should I keep the lid on or off?
5. When recycling plastics, why not use the recycling numbers 1 through 7?
6. Why can't plastic sheeting or small plastic items be picked up for recycling?
7. Where can I take my plastic sheeting and grocery store bags to be recycled?
8. Can plastic pill bottles be recycled?
9. Where can I drop off glass recycling?
10. What is the pick up day for my recycling?
11. Which holidays will delay collection of my recycle can?
12. Should I rinse my recyclables?
13. Do I need to take labels off my cans?
14. Are napkins and paper towels recyclable?
15. Can I recycle my pizza box?
16. Can I recycle my plastic grocery bags?
17. Where can I take my TV and electronics (E-waste)?
18. Where do I take household hazardous waste?
19. Where I can recycle old tires?
20. Where can I drop off bulk recycling?
21. Where can I recycle fluorescent light bulbs?
22. Where can I recycle my mattress?
23. How can I recycle my refrigerator?
24. Why doesn't the City recycle green waste?
25. What is this tag (Nice Job, Oops, and Uh-Oh) on my recycling can?
26. Are fast food drink cups recyclable?
27. Why does what can be recycled change?