Acceptable Recyclable Material List

Boxes & Cardboard
- Corrugated cardboard & paper board boxes
- Shoe boxes
- Gift boxes
- Soda/beverage boxes
- Paper board food boxes (cereal boxes, etc.)
- Paper towel rolls
Glass
- Any color glass is acceptable
- Jars & caps*
- Bottles & bottle caps
  (Labels can be left on containers)
Plastics
- Any molded or rigid plastic item labeled with a recycle symbol & a number of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
- Water & soda bottles
- Milk jugs
- Clear plastic food containers
- Jars & tubs (yogurt, butter tubs, etc.)
- Detergent & all-purpose cleaner bottles
- Soap & shampoo bottles
- Plastic buckets
- Storage totes & lids
- Plastic flower pots & trays
Metals
- Aluminum foil (clean, balled 2 inches or larger)
- Aluminum foil baking pans, pie plates, trays (clean)
- Food cans & caps/lids
- Soda cans & caps/lids
- Any aluminum, steel & tin cans
- "Empty" aerosol spray cans
Paper
- Any paper that you can tear is recyclable
- Glossy & matte paper
- Envelopes
- Junk mail
- Greeting cards
- Catalogs
- Newspaper
- Coupons
- Posters
- Sticky notes
- Paper bags
- Wrapping paper (non-foil)
- Magazines
- Phonebooks
- Shredded paper (placed in a paper bag)
Guide to Solid Waste Collection
View/download the new City of Lakeland Guide to Solid Waste Collection here.

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