Recycling Do's and Don'ts

Only Include:

• PAPER PRODUCTS 
• CARDBOARD 
• PLASTIC BOTTLES
• ALUMINUM CANS  
• GLASS BOTTLES 

Don't Include:

• ELECTRONIC WASTE AND ACCESSORIES ex. PCs, monitors, televisions, printer cartridges, keyboards, cell phones, home telephones, radios, speakers, CDs and DVDs, and CD and DVD players 
• MEDICAL WASTE AND PHARMACEUTICALS ex. prescriptions, syringes, bio-hazard/medical containers. Miami Dade County has various locations to dispose of syringes and sharp medical waste. Please contact 311 for a location near you.
• GARBAGE OR OTHER NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE ex. household garbage (food), cylinders, propane and oxygen tanks, rocks, dirt, construction debris, flammables, yard and tree trimmings/clippings, bulky trash 
• PROHIBITED PLASTIC ex. plastic bags, Styrofoam cups, plates and food containers, meat packing trays, Styrofoam egg cartons, plastic silverware 
• HOME CHEMICALS ex. paints, pesticides, aerosol cans, engine/motor/ oil 
• CERTAIN GLASS PRODUCTS ex. window or auto glass, incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs, mirrors, glass cookware or bakeware, ceramic 
• BATTERIES ex. dry cell batteries, lead acid batteries Other Non-Recyclables ex. coat hangers, small appliances, microwave trays, cooking pots and pans