Recycling
The 36th Ward is young, vibrant and growing. Our neighborhoods are a great place to raise a family, and we need to make sure our kids have the same beautiful neighborhoods, so lets recycle together! Here is a list of things that can be recycled in the blue bins:
- Glass jars and bottles
- Aluminum cans, foil and pie tins
- Tin or Steel cans
- Cereal boxes, paper towel rolls
- Cardboard (flatten all boxes)
- Plastic bottles and containers (# 1-5, 7 accepted)
- Junk mail, magazines and catalogs
- Telephone books
- Paper bags
- Office paper and file folders
- Newspaper and inserts
- Beverage cartons (milk, juice, soy cartons)
- Beverage carrier stock: plastic rings and cardboard carrying cases
- Wrapping paper (no bows or ribbons, please)
- Paper greeting cards
On the other hand, these are things often found in the blue bins that cannot be recycled:
- Clothes and linens (please donate!)
- Plastic or metal hangers
- #6 Plastics (polystyrene or Styrofoam)
- Diapers or feminine products
- Construction debris (bricks, wood, cement, etc.)
- Paint or spray paint
- Unnumbered plastics (toothbrushes, toys, hoses, cereal box liners, etc.)
- Loose plastic shopping bags (bring those back to retailers for recycling)
- Hard, reusable plastic bottles (like Nalgene or baby bottles)
We do have a more complete list here
In case the Streets and Sanitation team cannot pick up the blue bin, they will mark the bin with one of these tags:
For more information, please check out the following links: