by Michael Taylor<\/p>\n
Recycling plastic helps reduce landfill waste and supports Austin\u2019s zero waste goals. However, not all plastics belong in your blue recycling cart. This guide explains what is accepted curbside and how to properly handle items that are not.<\/a><\/p>\n Accepted curbside plastic items<\/p>\n These items can be recycled in your blue recycling cart:<\/p>\n Bottles (water, soda, juice, hand sanitizer, shampoo, detergent)\u00a0<\/p>\n Jugs (milk, water, laundry detergent, bleach)\u00a0<\/p>\n Cups\u00a0<\/p>\n Tubs (yogurt, sour cream)\u00a0<\/p>\n Food containers\u00a0<\/p>\n Jars (peanut butter, mayo, etc.)<\/p>\n Attached\u00a0bottle caps<\/p>\n Coat hangers\u00a0<\/p>\n Outdoor furniture\u00a0<\/p>\n Non-battery plastic toy<\/p>\n Please rinse food containers, bottles, and jugs to avoid contamination. Make sure lids are attached to all containers.<\/p>\n Hard-to-recycle items<\/p>\n These items are recyclable, but not in your blue cart. Instead, recycle them at store drop-off locations or schedule a drop-off at the Recycle and Reuse Center<\/a>:<\/p>\n Plastic bags<\/p>\n Film plastic (wrap and zip-top bags)<\/p>\n Bubble wrap<\/p>\n Styrofoam (no packing peanuts)<\/p>\n Battery-operated toys (Recycle and Reuse Center only<\/p>\n Reuse or donate items<\/p>\n Reusing or donating these items is always the better option over recycling, when possible:<\/p>\n Bubble wrap<\/p>\n Clean film plastics<\/p>\n Coat hangers<\/p>\n Outdoor furniture<\/p>\n Non-battery toys<\/p>\n Visit the Austin Reuse Directory website<\/a> to find local businesses and charities that accept donations of these items.<\/p>\n Keep trash out of the recycling<\/p>\n These plastic items can\u2019t be recycled and must go in the trash:\u00a0<\/p>\n Get additional guidance on curbside recycling<\/a> or use the \u201cWhat Do I Do With\u2026\u201d tool to find zero waste disposal options for items you no longer need<\/a>. Thanks for doing your part in helping Austin reach zero waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Michael Taylor Recycling plastic helps reduce landfill waste and supports Austin\u2019s zero waste goals. However, not all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-362955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}