Residential Recycling Program

Recology of the Coast Recycling Cart The collection day for your blue Recycling cart is every other week on your regular garbage day. If you do not know what week to put out your Recycling you can search through the interactive Recycling schedule.

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Acceptable Recycling Materials
Only place recyclable materials into your blue container!
Please empty and rinse all food and beverage containers.
Glass All colors of beverage and food containers
  • Beverage bottles (beer, juice, soda)
  • Mayonnaise jars
  • Spaghetti sauce jars

Metal
  • Rinsed food and beverage cans
    (aluminum, steel, and tin)
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Loose lids from jars

Plastic Narrow-neck plastic containers marked #1 - #7 and Wide mouth plastics #2 through #5
  • Detergent and shampoo containers
  • Milk and orange juice jugs
  • Water bottles
  • Yogurt, margarine and butter tubs

Batteries
  • Recycle household batteries by sealing them in a clear plastic bag and placing them ON TOP of your recycling cart.
Paper Most clean and dry household paper:
  • Cardboard (flattened and broken down)
  • Computer, copy and fax paper
  • Envelopes
  • File folders
  • Food boxes (cereal, crackers, remove liners)
  • Glossy paper
  • Junk mail
  • Magazines, catalogs and phone books
  • Newspaper
  • Paper bags
  • Paper egg cartons
  • Paperback & phone books
  • Shredded paper (to help reduce litter, please place shredded paper in paper bags before placing in cart)
  • Soft-cover and hard-cover books

Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Please do not place the following non-recyclable materials into your blue container!
Construction Debris
  • Concrete, rocks, dirt

Electronic / Universal Waste
  • Televisions, computers, cell phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury switches

Food Waste & Green Waste
  • Grass, leaves, tree and bush cuttings

Household Hazardous Waste
  • Paints, solvents, cooking oil, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks

Non-Recyclable Glass, Metal, Paper and Plastic