Dekalb County Recycling Plastic Bags

Bottles jars only.

Dekalb county recycling plastic bags. The dekalb county sanitation division offers a free subscription based curbside residential single stream recycling program. Bottles tubs jugs put material in loose not in bags. Mixed paper goes in the blue bin. Plastic bags wraps typically do not get recycled in curbside bins.

Dupage recycling guide this online recycling information is for items that are not accepted in curbside recycling bins. Recycling is separating collecting marketing processing and eventual return of useful items from waste to commerce. 404 294 2900 and tell them you just paid for a box of bags for recycling and need to set up home delivery. Here s a handy list to help you know how to sort your recycling.

Enter your zip code below to find locations that accept plastic bags and film packaging. Now in effect only two recycling container options will be offered. Steel aluminum containers and foil. They are a safety hazard.

Covid 19 and plastic film recycling. Disposal plastic bags that cannot be returned to the store can be put in the regular trash. Other materials go in the blue bags. Thank you for recycling your plastic bags and wraps.

The dekalb county sanitation division is committed to environmental sustainability with the residential curbside single stream recycling program being a critical component of the division s environmental stewardship efforts. That means materials are sorted two ways. Click here for the list of what you can and can t recycle in dekalb. For information regarding what items are accepted in your curbside recycling please visit your municipality link on the dupage recycling main page.

Dekalb county has a dual recycling process. Cardboard flattened office paper newspaper magazines. Glass plastics aluminum and tin. No plastic bags no plastic wrap return clean to retailer plastic.

The information is provided as a service to residents and is updated intermittently or when changes are brought to our attention. They must be returned to participating drop off locations such as retail stores for recycling. Dekalb recycling how to get your blue bags delivered. Do not burn your plastic bags.

The dekalb county sanitation division has announced changes to the residential curbside single stream recycling program. The single stream feature allows for recyclable items to be commingled and loosely placed in a county issued 40 gallon recycling bag 18 gallon recycling bin or 35 or 65 gallon recycling roll cart. If you previously ordered service you do. For an item to be considered recyclable the material must travel a complete cycle starting and ending with the consumer turning materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources.