DON’T put in these items!
- Plastic Bags*
- Plastic Packaging
- Styrofoam (To-go boxes, Cups, Plates)
- Paper Towels, Facial or Toilet Tissue
- Water Hoses
- Diapers
- Food
- Toys
- Metal Hangers (Ask Your Dry Cleaners If They Accept These)
- Shredded Paper
*Plastic bags can be recycled at your local grocery or retail store.
What happens when you put the wrong things into the recycling cart?
Placing unaccepted items into the recycling roll cart can:
- Create serious risks for the employees who collect and sort your recycling
- Contaminate an entire load of recyclables causing the material to be sent to the landfill
- Decrease the amount of revenue that goes back to the City of Dallas
- Cause expensive damage to the machines that process and sort the recyclables
To use your local community recycling container, click here.
