Recycling
The 3 R's of Caring for Our Environment
- Recycle: Conserve energy, landfill space, and natural resources.
- Reduce: Purchase items that are packaged in recyclable materials. This helps eliminate the items that are not accepted.
- Reuse: Be creative. Turn an empty coffee can into a handy storage container for anything from buttons to bolts and screws.
Mandatory Commercial Recycling
The Solid Waste Division has implemented Ordinance 3502, mandatory recycling for commercial, non-profit entities, and special events to ensure that recyclable materials generated be source separated and collected so that recyclable materials are not deposited in landfill, but are processed and reused. All multi-family, non-profit, and commercial accounts will be required to subscribe to the city's or private provider for recycling services to abide by the city's new solid waste ordinance. For more information, please contact the Solid Waste Division at 239-321-8050.
Residential Recycling
Residential recycling will be collected on the same day as garbage and all recyclable materials can go in the same recycling container.
| Recyclable & Non-Recyclable Items | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of Product | Can be Recycled | Cannot be Recycled |
Glass | Any Clear, Brown, Green Glass Bottles and Jars Beer Bottles Jelly, Salsa, and Mason Jars Liquor and Wine Bottles Soda Bottles | Cookware (Pyrex, Corning, etc.) Dishes Drinking glasses Medicine Bottles Windows and Mirrors |
Aluminum | Aluminum Foil Foil Pie Pans Soda and Beer Cans | Cooking Utensil Door Screens Lawn Furniture Pots and Pans |
Metal | Empty Aerosol Containers Fruit Cans Juice Cans Pet Food Cans Soup Cans Tuna Cans | Car Parts Forks Knives License Plates Spoons Tools |
Plastic | Butter or Whipped Topping Tubs Detergent and Bleach Bottles Milk Jugs No. 2 Black Nurser Plant Pots Plastic Containers Marked No.1 - No.7 Water Bottles Shampoo Bottles Soda Bottles | Household Chemical Containers Egg Cartons Newspaper Sleeves Motor Oil and Antifreeze Containers Plastic Grocery Bags Polystyrene Trays Pool Chemical Bottles Styrofoam |
Paper | Beverage Carrying Boxes Brown, White, and Colored Paper Bags Cardboard (Cereal Boxes, Gift Boxes, Rice Boxes, etc.) Catalogs Computer Paper Corrugated Cardboard (Moving Boxes, etc.) Junk Mail Newspaper Office and Computer Paper Phone Books Shoe Boxes | Paper Packing Within Wax Layer (Juice Boxes) |
Electronics | Computer Equipment Copy or Fax Machines Home and Office Electronics Microwave Ovens Telephones Televisions VCRs | |