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Public Works & Utilities >> Solid Waste >> Curbside Recycling >> What to Recycle/Not Recycle


The following materials can be recycled through Pierce County's curbside recycling program:

NOT Accepted:

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What to Recycle / Or Not

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The following materials do NOT go in the recycling cart:

  • No food or other organic waste
  • No glass
  • No food-contaminated items. This includes:
    * food-contaminated cardboard
    * paper or boxes (such as pizza boxes)
    * aluminum foil
    * paper plates or paper towels
    * TV dinner trays
    * used tissues.
  • No soiled or wet newspaper, rubber bands or string.
  • No scrap metal
  • Household hazardous waste or filled or partially-filled containers, including:
    * motor oil
    * paint
    * poison
    * cleaning fluids
    * insecticides
    * solvents
    * acids
    * gasoline
    * pool chemicals
    * highly flammable liquids
    * radioactive materials
    * toxic chemicals.
    Discard empty household hazardous waste containers in your regular trash.
  • Plastics: the following are NOT accepted:
    * plastic bags
    * wide-mouth plastic tubs (such as margarine, yogurt or cottage cheese)
    * plastic trays
    * plastic toys
    * automotive product containers
    * poison or pesticide bottles
    * No plastic lids.
  • No trash.
  • Greenery, lawn and garden waste
  • Hazardous materials.

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