Keep the Tricky Six Out of Your Recycling Cart

Test your recycling smarts…These items should NOT be in your Curb It! cart

It can be tough knowing what to recycle, but we can help take the guess work out of the game. We have identified the Tricky Six - the worst recycling contaminants that can NOT go in your recycling cart.

Clothing
Clothing is not accepted in the Curb It! recycling program. Donate it to your favorite charity instead.

Non-recyclable Glass
Ceramic, china, dishes, mirrors, Pyrex®, porcelain and window glass don’t go in your recycling cart. They contaminate the accepted glass jars and bottles. 

Aluminum Foil and Pans
Regardless of what the packaging states, these aren’t accepted in Curb It! and
sadly, must go in the trash.

Plastic Cups and Food Containers
Ziploc® and GladWare® food containers and convenience store plastic cups should be reused or trashed. The only plastic accepted in Curb It! are those with twist-off lids (regardless of the number on the bottom), plus yogurt and margarine containers.  Be sure to remove the lids and empty the contents, too.

Loose Shredded Paper
Loose shredded paper is too small to sort and falls through the slots of the sorting equipment – and eventually ends up in the landfill (or your neighbor’s yard when the cart is emptied). Be a good neighbor and steward, contain shredded paper in a closed paper bag or cereal box before you toss it in your Curb It! cart.

Plastic Bags
Plastic bags are the WORST contaminant in the recycling cart.  They damage the equipment that sorts your recyclables.  Reuse them as trash bags or return them to the bins you see at grocery or other retail stores.

For more information, visit us at www.WhereItShouldGo.com or call
244.0021.