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City of Durham Curbside Recycling Program - Updated Jan 17, 2014 Back

City curbside recycling is collected every other week, in 95 gallon blue carts, on the same day as your trash pickup. Please visit our website for a recycling map and schedule that indicates when your recycling is collected. Please note that Durham City and Durham County have different recycling schedules.

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material	Residential	Business	Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles	pickup	none
#1 Plastic Clamshells	pickup	none
#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
#1 Plastic Trays	pickup	none
#1 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
#2 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
#2 Plastic Clamshells	pickup	none
#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear	pickup	none
#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored	pickup	none
#2 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
#3 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none
#3 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
#4 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none
#4 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
#5 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none
#5 Plastic Clamshells	pickup	none
#5 Plastic Cups	pickup	none
#5 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
#6 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none
#6 Plastic Cups	pickup	none	This program does not accept Styrofoam.
#6 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none	This program does not accept Styrofoam.
#7 Plastic Bottles	pickup	none
#7 Rigid Plastics	pickup	none
Aerosol Cans - Empty	pickup	none	Please empty
Aluminum Beverage Cans	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Aluminum Foil	pickup	none
Aluminum Food Cans	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Aluminum Lids	pickup	none
Aluminum Pie Plates	pickup	none
Aluminum Trays	pickup	none
Blue Glass Beverage Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Blue Glass Containers	pickup	none
Blueprints	pickup	none
Booklets	pickup	none
Brochures	pickup	none
Brown Glass Beverage Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Brown Glass Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Cardstock	pickup	none
Catalogs	pickup	none
Chipboard	pickup	none
Clear Glass Beverage Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Clear Glass Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Construction Paper	pickup	none
Corrugated Cardboard	pickup	none	Corrugated cardboard must be recycled by law. Please break boxes down into 3' X 3' sections.
Drink Boxes	pickup	none
Envelopes	pickup	none
Gift Boxes	pickup	none
Glassine	pickup	none
Green Glass Beverage Containers	pickup	none
Green Glass Containers	pickup	none	Please rinse out.
Greeting Cards	pickup	none
Kraft Paper	pickup	none
Magazines	pickup	none
Mail	pickup	none
Manila Folders	pickup	none
Milk and Juice Cartons	pickup	none
Mixed Paper	pickup	none	All paper should be clean and dry. Place shredded paper in a brown paper bag before placing in the cart. Envelopes with windows are accepted. NO food residue or waxed materials.
Newspaper	pickup	none
Newspaper Inserts	pickup	none
Office Paper	pickup	none	Place shredded paper in a brown paper bag before placing in the cart
Paper Bags	pickup	none
Paper Egg Cartons	pickup	none
Paper Labels	pickup	none
Paper Sleeves	pickup	none
Paper Tubes	pickup	none
Paperback Books	pickup	none	This site accepts soft cover books only. No text books will be accepted.
Paperboard	pickup	none
Phone Books	pickup	none	Small paperback books are accepted. NO hardcover books
Plastic Buckets	pickup	none
Plastic Furniture	pickup	none
Plastic Playsets	pickup	none	Please no wire.
Shredded Paper	pickup	none
Steel Cans	pickup	none	NO scrap metal
Steel Lids	pickup	none
Window Envelopes	pickup	none

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