Recycling, made simple.
Your weekly recycling guide
A clear, practical guide to what belongs in your Current Waste Solutions recycling cart—and what should stay out.
See what’s accepted
What can go in?
Keep it simple: paper and cardboard, approved plastic bottles and jugs, metal cans, and glass bottles or jars. Place items loose in the cart, empty and dry containers, and flatten cardboard whenever possible.
Paper & cardboard
Office paper, newspapers, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, envelopes, paperboard boxes, and flattened cardboard that is clean and dry.
#1 PET plastics
Water and soda bottles, plus certain clear food containers marked with the #1 recycling symbol.
#2 HDPE plastics
Milk jugs, detergent jugs, shampoo bottles, and similar household bottles marked #2.
Metal
Aluminum cans, steel or tin cans, empty aerosol cans, and clean aluminum foil without food residue.
Glass bottles & jars
Clear, green, and brown glass bottles and jars. Please empty them before placing them in the cart.
Not everything with a recycling symbol belongs in the cart.
These items can contaminate a recycling load, damage sorting equipment, or require a separate disposal method.
When in doubt, throw it out.
Leaving one questionable item out is better than contaminating the rest of the recyclable material in your cart.
Still not sure?
Our local team is happy to help you confirm whether an item belongs in your recycling cart.