what's recyclable and what isn't in monroe county
The following containers and paper materials should be placed in your recycling box and taken to the curb before 6:30 a.m. on your regular trash collection day.
Containers
Only the containers listed below are accepted for recycling. All containers should be rinsed and placed loosely on the top of paper items in your recycling bin. Please do not separate the types of containers using plastic grocery bags—they should all be mixed together. Labels are accepted.
Metal Food and Beverage Cans: lids are accepted.
EMPTY Aerosol Cans: remove and throw away caps. NO pesticides or spray paints.
Plastic Bottles, Jugs, and Jars (1 and 2 ONLY): remove and throw away caps, spray pumps, and lids. No motor oil containers.
Glass Bottles and Jars: Clear, Green, and Brown ONLY—remove and throw away all lids and caps. No drinking glasses, window glass, etc.
Gable Top (Milk and Juice) Cartons and Drink Boxes: remove and throw away plastic straws.
Paper Materials
Place paper materials in the bottom of your recycling box. Paper items may be kept together by using a brown paper bag. Do not use plastic bags. Almost any kind of clean paper product can be placed in the recycling bin but NO soiled papers, paper towels, or wet paper). To Prevent Identity Theft: Tear or shred your bills and financial statements before recycling.
Some examples:
Newspapers, Magazines, Catalogs, etc.
Corrugated Cardboard: flattened, 2x4 feet maximum—if you have a large stack of flattened boxes, it should be tied together with string or twine.
Phone Directories
Paper Boxes—cereal, cracker, soda, tissue, shoe, gift, toy, etc.: discard plastic liners and flatten.
Pizza Boxes: discard all contents and flatten.
Junk Mail, Advertisements, and Brochures
Home Office Paper, Files, School Papers, etc.: shredded paper in clear plastic bags only.
All Envelopes: window envelopes too!
Paperback and Hardcover Books
Gift Wrap
TIP: To reduce the amount of junk mail you receive, call toll-free 888-567-8688.
Monroe County’s “Blue Box” Program does not include the following materials:
Aerosol Cans (full or partially full)
Appliances Containing Freon (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers)
Asbestos
Automotive Care Items (vehicle batteries, motor oil, and other fluids)
Batteries
Styrofoam Peanuts
Business (hazardous) Waste
Cellular Phones
Computer Recycling/Disposal
Confidential Paper
Fluorescent Light Ballasts
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Food Waste Products
Oil-Contaminated Soil
Old Tires
Mercury
Metal Tanks (propane, fire extinguishers, helium, fuel oil, etc.)
Microwave Ovens
Plastic Containers #3–7
Plastic Grocery Bags
Sharps (syringes, lancets, etc.)
Smoke Detectors
Wire Coat Hangers
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