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Denver accepts the following materials for recycling. No sorting required!
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All food and beverage cartons
Examples of products commonly packaged in cartons include:
Please:
Rigid plastic bottles, jugs, jars, tubs, cups and containers marked with the #1 through #7 in the recycling symbols.
Examples of acceptable items include:
NO Plastic bags; plastic lids or caps; Styrofoam; plastic shrink wrap; toys, tubes; plastics marked as "PLA", compostable, or made from plant based materials; or plastic containers larger than 3 gallons in size.
Acceptable items include: - Opened mail - Greeting cards - Postcards, index cards and file folders - Loose leaf and legal pad paper - Stationary, letterhead, copy and typing paper - Paper envelopes (plastic windows OK) - Brochures and glossy ads
Acceptable items include: - Boxes for cereal, tissues, beverages, food, soap, etc. - Gift, shirt and shoe boxes - Hanging file folders - Paper egg cartons - Paper towel and toilet paper tubes - Frozen food boxes (but not the ones that have a waxy, white coating on the inside)
Acceptable items include: