Residents who receive SWMD collection are provided a 96-gallon green recycling cart, collected every other week on the same day as garbage pickup.

Recycle Right, Recycle More

Sorting properly is important. Contamination can disrupt the recycling process and send good materials to the landfill. When in doubt, throw it out.

What Can Be Recycled 

All items must be empty, clean, and placed loosely in the cart. Do not bag recyclables. 

Accepted Items

•  Metal and cans: Empty and rinsed aluminum and tin cans (soup, vegetable, coffee) 
• Cartons: Empty and rinsed cartons for milk, juice, broth, or dairy alternatives 
• Glass: Empty and rinsed bottles and jars 
• Paper: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail 
• Cardboard: Flattened boxes such as cereal or shipping boxes, with packing materials removed
• Plastic: Rinsed bottles, jugs, tubs, and jars labeled #1 through #5 and #7 (water bottles, detergent bottles, yogurt tubs) 

What Goes Where?

Enter the item you wish to dispose of into the web tool to find the proper disposal methods and locations, including recycling options and drop-off centers.

Do NOT put the following in your GREEN RECYCLING container: Batteries/Electronics; Shredded Paper; Tanglers (cords, hoses, wires, clothing); Food/Liquids; Trash and Bagged Recycling; Furniture and Household Goods; Scrap Wood and Scrap Metal (NO Helium Tanks); Yard Waste.

Do NOT put the following in your BLACK GARBAGE container: Household chemicals, computer equipment, yard trimmings, hot ash/coal, dead animals and construction/ demolition remodeling debris.

*Chemicals and hot ashes cause truck fires.