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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.
Recycle these plastics

 
Examples of acceptable items
  • Soda, water, shampoo, and soap bottles. 
  • Milk, detergent and cat litter jugs.
  • Yogurt, sour cream, cotttage 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.

    
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Materials not accepted
  • NO Plastic bags.
  • NO Plastic lids or caps.
  • NO Styrofoam.
  • NO  Shrink wrap.
  • NO Toys.
  • NO Tubes.
  • 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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