Recycling

Recycling – Flagler County, FL

Curbside Recycling

WastePro offers curbside recycling in Flagler County once a week. Recycling materials must be placed in appropriate containers/bins/carts/toters that are clearly marked as recyclable material, or in clear plastic bags where identification of the contents is clearly visible. Recycling containers are provided to residents at no cost. Please call WastePro at 386-586-0800 to obtain a free recycling container.

What Can I Recycle Curbside?

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Paper and Books
✓ Yes
  • All office paper
  • White paper
  • Colored paper
  • Newspaper
  • Magazines & catalogs
  • Phonebooks
  • Junk mail
  • Paperboard
  • Tissue boxes
  • Manila folders
  • Paper towel rolls
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • Unwaxed food packaging
  • Shredded paper
  • Soft cover books
  • Hard cover books (cover removed)
  • Paper coffee cups
  • Un-foil wrapping paper
  • Brown paper bags
  • Paper egg cartons
✗ No
  • Napkins
  • Tissue paper
  • Paper towels
  • Wax paper
  • Foil wrapping paper
  • Paper contaminated with bodily fluids
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Cardboard

Break down all cardboard. Must not exceed 2' x 2'.

✓ Yes
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Clean pizza boxes (no grease, food, or wax paper)
  • Boxboard (shoeboxes, gift boxes, cereal & pantry boxes)
  • Soda & beer cartons
  • Frozen food boxes
✗ No
  • Cardboard lined with plastic
  • Waxed or waterproof cardboard
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Metal

Rinse all containers before recycling.

✓ Yes
  • Metal & tin beverage cans
  • Metal & tin food cans
  • Clean aluminum foil
  • Aluminum take-out containers
  • Aluminum pie plates & trays
  • Metal pots, tins & utensils
  • Empty aerosol hairspray cans
✗ No
  • Motor oil cans
  • Metal & cardboard containers
  • Paint cans
  • Pesticide aerosol cans
  • Scrap metal
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Glass

Rinse all glass before recycling.

✓ Yes
  • All glass food containers
  • Jars
  • Beer & wine bottles

Check with your local hauler regarding colored glass.

✗ No
  • Light bulbs
  • Mirror glass
  • Window glass
  • Glassware
  • Pyrex
  • Ceramics
  • Crystal
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Plastic
✓ Yes
  • Plastics #1–7 (except polystyrene/Styrofoam, sometimes labeled #5)
  • Food & beverage containers
  • Screw-top jars (ketchup, mustard, etc.)
  • Deli-style containers
  • Take-out containers
  • Plastic cups (remove straw)
  • Milk & juice jugs
  • Dairy tubs & yogurt cups
  • Coffee tubs
  • Pill bottles
  • Prescription vials (clear, straight-walled)
  • Clear plastic tubs & cups
  • Plastic clamshells
  • Soap bottles
  • Shampoo
  • Laundry detergent containers
  • All other plastic jugs or bottles
  • CD/cassette/DVD cases
✗ No
  • Plastic baggies
  • Plastic tableware
  • Plastic buckets
  • Blister packs
  • Styrofoam of any kind
  • Plant pots
  • Snack & chip bags
  • Coat hangers (plastic or metal)
  • Grocery sacks*

*Most grocery stores have a drop-off for plastic bags -- ask Customer Service. If an item has a recycling number but is not accepted, it will be sent to the landfill. Empty and rinse all containers before recycling.

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✗ Never Place These in Your Recycling Cart
  • Electronics
  • Food waste
  • Yard waste
  • Hazardous waste containers
  • Paper towels, plates & napkins

If an item is reusable, please consider donating or reusing before throwing it in the garbage.

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