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Big Blue

  • Plastic Bottles & Jars (including yogurt cups and margarine tubs)
  • Metal Cans, including aerosol cans (Empty first please!)
  • Glass Bottles & Jars

Big Orange

  • Brown Paper Bags & Newspapers
  • Magazines, Catalogs & Telephone Books
  • Corrugated Cardboard and Pasteboard
  • Office Paper & Junk Mail

BIG BLUE

Big Blue!

Plastic

Any plastic containers are recyclable in Alachua County, as long as the containers have a pourable spout or neck up to 2 gallon in size.  Yogurt cups and margarine tubs are now recyclable too.  Please rinse, remove all caps and lids, and step on plastic to save space! Empty household bleach bottles are acceptable.  No petroleum product, pool chemical and pesticide containers.  No plastic bags or food trays.

Metal Cans

Please rinse all metal food and drink containers thoroughly.  Empty aerosol cans and remove plastic lids. For containers with a lid, please keep lid attached or place lid in the bottom of the can and squeeze the top together to keep the lid secure..

Glass

Recycle all clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars. Rinse and remove lids, labels are ok. Please no window panes, glasses, pyrex or other dishes.

BIG ORANGE

Big Orange!

Brown Paper Bags & Newspapers

Recycle clean, dry newspapers and inserts. Wet newspapers cannot be accepted.  If it is going to rain, please either cover the newspapers or save them for next week. Brown shopping bags are accepted in the orange bin, but not plastic bags. Take plastic bags to grocery stores for recycling.

Magazines, Catalogs & Telephone Books

All magazines, catalogs, and telephone books are recyclable.

Cardboard

Corrugated cardboard (the kind with a wavy layer in the middle). Cardboard boxes should be no larger than 3' x 3'. Pasteboard boxes, such as cereal or shoe boxes or beverage cartons. No pizza boxes please.  Empty all packing materials and FLATTEN boxes. It is not necessary to cut boxes apart.

Office Paper & Junk Mail

Office paper and junk mail is recyclable.  Please no plastic credit cards or shredded   paper.  Window envelopes are recyclable. Place the blue bin on top of the orange bin to keep paper from littering the street.

Did You Know?

Each recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to power a television for a full three hours!


Recycled plastic bottles and jars can be made into durable clothing!  Recycle your water bottle today and wear it tomorrow!




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