Public Works Department
Street and Sanitation Division
BLUE CONTAINERS
FOR RECYCLABLES ONLY
Do not line containers with plastic bags. Empty and rinse bottles and cans.
What goes into the BLUE container?
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BLUE CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLABLES ONLY Do not line containers with plastic bags. Empty and rinse bottles and cans. What goes into the BLUE container? |
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| YES | Newspapers, in plastic or paper bags | |
| YES | Cans, emptied and rinsed (aluminum and tin/steel) | |
| YES | Cans, aerosol, non-hazardous, and completely empty | |
| YES | Glass bottles and jars, emptied and rinsed | |
| YES | Plastic containers, tubs (margarine, butter, whipped cream, etc.) | |
| YES | Plastic bottles include water, juice, soda, salad dressing, milk, shampoo, etc. and detergent/cleaning bottles. All number plastic bottles are ok. | |
| YES | Magazines, catalogs, phone books | |
| YES | Junk mail, ads, office paper, cereal boxes (loose or in paper bags) | |
| YES | Cardboard, all kinds | |
| NO | Paper that has touched food (napkins, plates, cups, towels, tissues, food wrappers, frozen food boxes, pizza boxes) | |
| NO | Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) | |
| NO | Plastic bags (except the one used for newspaper) | |
| NO | Blueprints | |
| NO | Carbon paper | |
| NO | Metallic papers | |
| NO | Tissue/toilet paper | |
| NO | Garbage | |
| The following are accepted at the Burbank Recycle Center, BUT NOT IN YOUR RECYCLING CONTAINER. Visit the Burbank Recycle Center web page for more information or call (818) 238-3900. | ||
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