Available where curbside recycling is offered
If you subscribe to curbside recycling service, read below to find out what is accepted for recycling in your curbside bin. You'll find we take most common items, along with a few surprises.
Do Recycle This • Don't Recycle This • Prepare Your Materials Like This
City of Traverse City
Peninsula Township
DO RECYCLE THIS
Corrugated Cardboard and Boxboard
Cereal
Shoe
Cracker
Moving
Pizza (unsoiled)
Paper egg cartons
Ice cream cartons
Beverage boxes and carriers
Glass
We accept glass bottles and containers — all colors
Metal
Cans
Foil
Trays
EMPTY aerosol cans
Paper
Cardboard
Boxboard — including cereal boxes and shoe boxes
Newspapers
Magazines, catalogs and other glossy items
Office paper — including fax paper, lined paper, colored paper
Junk mail
Phone books
We take most types of plastics. If in doubt, put it in the bin. Our recycling facility will sort it for you. EASY!
- Water bottles
- Pop bottles
- Milk jugs
- Shampoo bottles
- Liquid laundry detergent bottles
- Liquid dish detergent bottles
- Automotive fluids containers(inc. motor oil) - accepted ONLY after they have been drained overnight
- Everything else
PLASTIC BAGS & FILMS
- Plastic grocery bags
- Bread bags
- Produce bags
- Dry cleaning bags
- Outer wrapping for toilet tissue and other paper products
- Marine(boat) shrink wrap
- Visqueen
- Everything else
OTHER PLASITC ITEMS
Car Seat Recycling - click for instructions
DON'T RECYCLE THIS in your curbside bin
- Mirror glass, tv/monitor glass, window glass
- Hazardous Waste & solvents
- Oil-based paints & solvents
- Latex Paint
- Automotive fluids, including motor oil
- Foamed products (packing peanuts, molded styrofoam, foam wrap)
- SHARPS Disposal
- Household or Rechargeable Batteries CLICK HERE to find out how batteries are recycled --> What happens to batteries:
- Prescription Medications
PREPARE YOUR MATERIALS LIKE THIS
*While you no longer have to remove labels and caps, we ask that you please rinse all containers of debris.
MUNICIPAL CONTRACT INFORMATION
If you're unsure about an item, please LIVE CHAT or call 231-943-8088.
