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Recycling Plastic

NEW! Now you can recycle rigid plastic bottles, jugs, jars, tubs, cups, trays and containers marked with the # 1 through #7 in the recycling symbols in the Denver Recycles program.  Please empty all liquids and food when possible. Remove plastic caps and lids and foil tops; they are not accepted for recycling.

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Recycle these plastics

Examples of acceptable items

  • Soda, water, shampoo, and soap bottles
  • Milk, detergent and cat litter jugs
  • Yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese and butter tubs
  • Peanut butter and mayo jars
  • "To-go" or "take out" plastic drinking cups
  • Plastic trays like those used for microwave dinners
  • "Clam-shell" containers like those used to package strawberries, blueberries and bakery cookies
  • Plastic containers like those used to package salad mixes

    

Materials not accepted

  • NO Plastic bags
  • NO Plastic lids or caps
  • NO Styrofoam
  • NO Shrink wrap
  • NO Toys
  • NO Tubes
  • NO "K-cups" or individual coffee creamers (too small to process)
  • NO Plastics marked as “PLA”, compostable, or made from plant based materials
  • NO Plastic containers larger than 3 gallons in size

     

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