SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING FOR NEW HAVEN RESIDENTS
With single-stream recycling, you no longer have to sort your recyclables into separate bins.
HERE IS HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
- All recyclables are to be placed in this one container (no sorting is required)
- Plastics #1 through #7 are accepted (look on the bottom of containers for numbers enclosed in recycling arrows)
- Collection is every other week
- Place your recycling cart near your trash cart leaving a 3-foot space between the two
RECYCLE THESE ITEMS
- Plastics #1-#7
- Catalogs
- Aluminum Cans
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles (Brown, Clear, Green)
- Fiberboard(cereal & pasta boxes, etc.)
- Bi-Metal Cans
- Phone books
- Steel Food Cans
- Office Paper
- Tin Cans
- Mixed Paper
- Aluminum Foil
- Manila Folders
- Aluminum Pie Pans
- Junk Mail
- Empty Steel Paint Cans
- Shredded Paper
- Newspaper
- Magazines
DO NOT RECYCLE THESE ITEMS
- No plastic film bags
- No window glass
- No hard-bound books
- No mirror glass
- No three-ring binders
- No paper milk cartons
- No light bulbs
- No aerosol cans
- No greasy pizza boxes