Recyclable & Non-Recyclable Materials

Recyclable Materials:

Many glass, cardboard, paper and plastic items can be recycled. Plastic bags and Styrofoam cannot be recycled by the City of Bradenton and should not be placed in the public recycling containers.

The following materials are recyclable (all food and beverage containers should be rinsed):

• Newspaper, junk mail, shopping ads, windowed envelopes, magazines and books (paperback)
• Office and computer paper (all colors)
• Phonebooks, greeting cards, brown paper bags
• Fiberboard (cereal, crackers, frozen food and soda boxes)
• Cardboard (must be broken down and placed in your recycle cart)
• Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
• Aluminum and steel cans (soup and vegetable)
• Plastic bottles and containers
• Milk and juice cartons

 

Non-Recyclable Materials:

Please do not place any of the following items in the recycling containers.

Unacceptable items:

• Garbage
• Yard waste
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Sandwich bags / shrink wrap
• Clothing hangers
• Batteries
• Water hoses
• Electronics
• Large plastic items such as pools, coolers or toys
• Household Hazardous Waste and E-Scrap