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Our outreach programs provide free resources to keep our communities clean and vibrant. Explore our handy flyers, tips and detailed list of acceptable items to do your part.

Recycle Better Flier

To bin, or not to bin? Now there is no question.

This handy flier lists what you can and can't put in your curbside recycling bin in the Kansas City metro area.

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We're here to help you find a place to recycle more and recycle better, no matter where you live in the nine-county Greater Kansas City region.

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Recycle Plastics Better

But what about this plastic thing?

This new flier clearly indicates how to properly recycle common household plastic items. 

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Recycle Right

Follow these tips to recycle right: 

 

  • No plastic bags or film
  • Keep items loose, not in bags or boxes
  • No liquids
  • No food
  • No “tanglers” (long, stringy items: cords, hoses, shower curtains, etc.)
  • Rinse all containers (plastic, cans)
  • Do not crush containers
  • No “smalls” (containers smaller than a credit card)
  • Break down/flatten boxes
  • Put caps and lids back on plastic bottles, tubs and jars
  • Collect metal caps and lids in tin/steel can and squeeze shut
  • Remove shrink sleeves from plastic bottles
  • Do not remove labels, staples, tape, and plastic windows (envelopes, pasta boxes, etc.)