What can be recycled in Chicago?
ByJason Knowles and Ann Pistone, and Stephanie Zimmermann of the Chicago Sun-Times 
Are you contaminating your recycling bin? Find out what can be recycled in Chicago and our area. From The ABC 7 I-Team and The Chicago Sun Times: Recycle this, don't recycle that.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a list of what can and cannot be recycled in Chicago's Blue Cart program. For other communities, check with your local government.
DON'T RECYCLE THAT:
Styrofoam, including packing peanutsPlastic shopping bagsPlastic food wrapPlastic cutlery and strawsDry-cleaning bagsPlastic newspaper sleevesPlastic gift cards and hotel keysOld household glasswareGreasy pizza boxes or other soiled cardboardHard-cover booksRazorsZippered plastic bagsPhotographsGift bowsMetal or plastic hangersPlastic #6Mystery plastic (has no number)Reusable water bottles (metal or plastic, unless numbered)Paint cansContainers for toxic substancesPrescription pill containersCellphones (Go to EARTH911.com for cellphone recyclers)BatteriesLightbulbsOld clothingCarpetingBubble wrapDO RECYCLE THIS:
Aluminum cans (soda, beer, etc.)Steel cans (vegetables, beans, sauces, etc.)NewspapersMagazinesJunk mail (including envelopes with film window)Corrugated cardboard boxes (flatten them)Cardboard boxes (cereal and other products)Paper shopping bagsPaper towel or toilet paper cardboard tubesPaperback books, telephone booksPaper documentsGift wrapping paperPaper packing materialGlass jarsWine bottlesGlass soda or beer bottlesEmpty plastic water bottlesPlastic #1Plastic #2Plastic #3Plastic #4Plastic #5Plastic #7Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
