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Recycling Program

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General Recycling

Recyclables are collected once a week in a blue bin provided by the city. If you would like a recycling container, please stop by the Public Services building at 7581 Boca Ciega Dr., Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, to pick up your container.

The following items are collected for recycling:

  1. Newspaper (including inserts)
  2. Glass (clear, green and brown)
  3. Aluminum and Steel (cans only
  4. Plastic (all plastic bottles with a neck, which includes clear milk,  water, and soda

Please do your part and rinse all bottles and containers, and remove lids and neck rings. You may also wish to compress plastic and aluminum cans. There is no need to remove labels. 

 Do Not place broken glass in the recycling bin.

We do NOT collect the following items:

  1. Glossy magazines
  2. Window glass or drinking glasses
  3. Any plastics other than soda, milk, water or #1 or #2 condiment and detergent bottles
  4. Styrofoam
  5. Plastic film
  6. Aluminum foil or foil pans
  7. Paperboard (such as cereal boxes and pizza boxes)
  8. Caps or lids from any container
  9. Plastic or paper bags**

** Plastic and paper grocery bags may be dropped off at most grocery stores for recycling.

For information on recycling these items and many more, see the A to Z Guide for Recycling

Important Notice:
LAWN SERVICE COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ALL YARD WASTE THEY CREATE. YARD WASTE GENERATED BY LAWN
SERVICE COMPANIES WILL NOT BE COLLECTED BY WASTE SERVICES OF FLORIDA. (You are paying the lawn service a removal fee included in your service contract)

Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Electronics Recycling- Click Here