Don’t Place These Items In Your Blue Recycling Cart

Since the roll carts have been issued in Orange County, residents continue to place incorrect items in the carts causing problems at the recycling facility. It’s important to only place items that can be recycled in the blue carts, with all other items going into the green bins. The county has sent out the below Tweets to help educate residents.

Green lid roll carts are the right place for garbage – never put garbage in blue recycling roll carts. #OCFLRecycles #OCFLThink5 pic.twitter.com/Bwu8qmGhCl

— Orange County FL (@OrangeCoFL) February 12, 2018

Don’t bag your recycling in plastic bags! Keep it loose in the blue lid roll carts. #OCFLRecycles #OCFLThink5 pic.twitter.com/zBNCicNmFI

— Orange County FL (@OrangeCoFL) February 8, 2018

Place only these recyclable items in the roll cart with the blue lid:

PLASTIC
Bottles and containers labeled #1 – #5

METAL
Tin, aluminum, steel, and empty aerosol cans

GLASS
Bottles and jars

CARDBOARD
Flattened corrugated boxes

PAPER
Newspapers and advertisements
Paper bags
Junk mail
Magazines and catalogs
Office/note paper
Phone books
Cereal/shoe/drink boxes
Milk/juice cartons

The recycling program can only recycle the material listed above and no other material should go into the recycling cart. Below is a list of materials that are particularly troublesome and should not be placed in the recycling cart:

• No hazardous materials
• No delivery pizza boxes
• No food waste
• No dishes, paper plates, pots, or pans
• No tires
• No batteries
• No clothes/textiles
• No carpet
• No plants or yard waste such as bagged or loose grass, leaves, or small branches
• No plastic bags
• No electronics
• No hoses
• No toys or laundry baskets
• No juice pouches
• No shredded paper
• No polystyrene/styrofoam
• No gift wrap, ribbons, or bows
• No liquids
• No hangers (plastic or wire)