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Monroe County Residential "Blue Box" Recycling/Recovery Program - Updated Feb 14, 2014 Back

Services are restricted to residents of Monroe County only.

Please call for the curbside collection schedule.

www2.monroecounty.gov/des-residentialrecycling.php

Rochester, NY 14610

The following commingled and paper materials should be placed in your recycling box and taken to the curb before 6:30 a.m. on your regular trash collection day. If high winds are forecast on your collection day, please delay recycling.

Only the materials listed below are accepted for recycling/recovery. All containers should be clean. Please do not separate the types of containers using plastic grocery bags—they should all be mixed together. Labels are accepted.
Metal Food and Beverage Cans: lids are accepted.
License Plates: defaced
Metal Pots, Pans and Aluminum Foilware
EMPTY Aerosol Cans: remove and recycle caps. NO pesticides or spray paints.
Plastic Containers and Items (#s 1 through 7): including CD cases, broken recycling bins, clamshell or blister packaging, flatware, etc.--remove and recycle caps, spray pumps and lids. Examples of plastic items not accepted curbside: styrofoam*, empty prescription bottles*, pesticide containers, bulky items* and bags or filmy product wrapping. *The ecopark will accept certain of these items. Click here for details.
Glass Food and Beverage Bottles, Jugs and Jars: remove and recycle all lids and caps. No drinking glasses, window glass, pyrex, light bulbs, etc.
Gable Top (Milk and Juice) Cartons and Drink/Soup Boxes: remove and throw away plastic straws; remove and recycle caps.

Paper items may be kept together by using a brown paper bag (except for holding shredded paper, do not use plastic bags). Almost any kind of clean paper product can be placed in the recycling bin (NO soiled papers, paper toweling or wet paper).

Materials Accepted

Services:

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Material Residential Business Note
Aluminum Beverage Cans

pickup

none

Aluminum Food Cans

pickup

none

Aluminum Lids

pickup

none

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Blue Glass Containers

pickup

none

Blueprints

pickup

none

Booklets

pickup

none

Brochures

pickup

none

Brown Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Brown Glass Containers

pickup

none

Cardstock

pickup

none

Catalogs

pickup

none

Chipboard

pickup

none

Clear Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Clear Glass Containers

pickup

none

Construction Paper

pickup

none

Corrugated Cardboard

pickup

none

Drink Boxes

pickup

none

Envelopes

pickup

none

Gift Boxes

pickup

none

Green Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Green Glass Containers

pickup

none

Greeting Cards

pickup

none

Kraft Paper

pickup

none

Magazines

pickup

none

Mail

pickup

none

Manila Folders

pickup

none

Metal Paint Cans

pickup

none

Milk and Juice Cartons

pickup

none

Mixed Paper

pickup

none

Multi-wall Paper Bags

pickup

none

Newspaper

pickup

none

Newspaper Inserts

pickup

none

Office Paper

pickup

none

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

Paperboard

pickup

none

Phone Books

pickup

none

Pizza Boxes

pickup

none

Shredded Paper

pickup

none

Steel Cans

pickup

none

Steel Lids

pickup

none

Waxed Cardboard

pickup

none

Wet-strength Paperboard

pickup

none

Window Envelopes

pickup

none

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