Sustainability

Recycling

Recycling can be confusing. Plastics come in many shapes, colors and sizes, and the symbols and numbers on the containers often make things more confusing. Follow these guidelines to increase your recycling success:

Plastics with codes #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE) and #5 (PP) are the most commonly and easily recycled materials, accepted in almost all curbside programs.

Plastics #3, #4, #6, and #7 are rarely recycled and usually discarded.

• WM local Recycle-Right Guide
• KTMB's Recycling Guide - Our go-to guide when we have questions.

Keep it clean and simple
Don't "wish-cycle" by throwing something in the recycling bin if you don't know. Because recycling facilities have limited ability to remove contamination, even small mistakes result in discarded loads. Common contamination includes unwashed glass, plastic, or metal containers, wet or dirty materials, or materials currently not accepted for recycling. Even small contamination can ruin a whole truckload of otherwise-clean recyclables.