Miami-Dade County is launching a new recycling program!
This new curbside recycling program will use convenient "single-stream" recycling, which means that you'll no longer have to separate your recyclable materials. You'll be issued one 65-gallon wheeled cart where you can place all of your recyclable materials, together. You will also be able to recycle more types of paper than before, and you'll only have to set the cart out every other week.

The biggest advantages of this new program are that you no longer have to separate your recyclables and you can now recycle more types of paper products. Recycling has never been easier!

• Please check out Frequently Asked Questions about the new program.
• Learn more about recycling.
• View the video 
  

What materials can I place in the new recycling cart?

• Paper Products: newspapers, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, printer paper, copier paper, mail, all other officer paper without wax liners 
• Cardboard: packing boxes, cereal boxes, gift boxes, corrugated cardboard; flatten all boxes prior to placing them in your cart
• Plastic Containers (narrow necks only): bottles (without caps or lids), milk, water, detergent and shampoo containers (without caps)
• Aseptic Containers: polycoated drink boxes, juice cartons, milk cartons
• Glass: glass food & beverage containers (clear, brown and green)
• Metals: aluminum & steel food and beverage containers.

*Only plastic containers with the triangle label symbol #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 can be recycled at this time. You'll find these numbers on the base of the container. (narrow necks only)

What is not allowed in the cart?

• Garbage or other non-recyclable waste such as gas cylinders, tanks, rocks, dirt, building debris, flammables
• Batteries  - dry cell batteries, lead acid batteries
• Certain glass products -window or auto glass, light bulbs, mirrors, glass cookware or bakeware, ceramics
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Home  chemicals -- paints, pesticides
• Medical waste and pharmaceuticals
• Electronic waste and accessories- PCs, monitors, televisions, printer cartridges, keyboards, cell phones, CDs and DVDs
• Other non-recyclables - Coat hangers, small appliances, microwave trays