Separating Your Recycling
How to Prepare Your Recycling for multi-sort.
All recycling must be placed in separate paper bags or reusable cloth bags as follows: PLEASE continue separating your recycling this way until you received a recycling cart. We don't have the truck or staff to collection mixed recycling from your bin.
Recyclable | Items such as | Process | Place in Paper or Reusable Cloth Bag | Maximum |
Cans & aluminum foil | Food and beverage cans aluminum pie tins or tin foil | Rinse clean. | Yes | |
Glass Bottles & Jars | Rinse clean and remove caps or lids and throw away. | Yes | ||
Plastic bottles, containers and jugs numbered one 1 through 7 | Milk jugs, shampoo or lotion bottles, laundry detergent bottles, yogurt cups, pudding and fruit cups, margarine, cottage cheese and other tubs, produce and deli containers | Rinse clean. | Yes | |
Newspaper and Inserts | Remove from plastic bag. Keep dry. | Yes, or bundle with string or twine. | 20 lbs. | |
Magazines and Catalogs | Keep dry. | Yes, or bundle with string or twine. | 20 lbs. | |
Boxboard, Office Paper, Mail & Cartons | Cereal, cracker and cake mix boxes, shoe boxes, gift boxes and electronic boxes, boxes from toothpaste, medications and other toiletries. Food and beverage cartons such as juice, milk, soup, broth and wine. Refrigerated food boxes | Keep dry. | Yes, or bundle with string or twine | 20 lbs. |
Household Batteries | Tape ends of lithium contacts to prevent fire. | No, but Place in clear plastic bag, on top or inside the bin. | ||
Phone Books | Keep dry. | No. Place on top of the recycling container. | ||
Corrugated Cardboard | Flatten each box. Remove and throw away plastic, tape and packing material. | No. Bundle with string or twine | 20 lbs. 3 ft. x 3 ft. |
Why We Do Not Recycle Certain Items
To understand stand why we might not recycle something you think we should, please check our What To Do List. If you are still unsure, please call our general number (612) 673-2917.
The City of Minneapolis is currently reviewing it's recycling program and looking at what process would result in higher recycling return & revenue.
Last updated Dec. 20, 2012