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​​Recycle bottles, paper and cans!All residents are required to recycle the items below. Requirements apply to residents living in single-family homes, apartments, townhomes,  condominiums, duplexes and assisted living.  Learn how to set up recycling and trash service at your home. ​

Follow these rules to ensure your recycling gets recycled:

  • Do not use plastic bags. Place recyclables loose in your recycling cart or in a paper bag.
  • Empty and dry bottles, jars and containers. They don't have to be perfect — just free of most residue.
  • Leave caps on containers.
  • Empty and flatten boxes.
  • Check the Recycling Guide if you are not sure about an item.

Put these items in your recycling

Paper

  • Newspaper and inserts
  • Magazines and catalogs
  • Mail and office papers

Cardboard

  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Paperboard (e.g., cracker boxes)

Cartons

  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Soup, broth, and wine cartons
  • Juice boxes

Metal cans

  • Aluminum, tin, and steel cans

Glass bottles and jars

Plastic bottles, containers and jugs

  • Containers numbered 1, 2 or 5
  • Soda, juice and water bottles
  • Milk and juice jugs
  • Margarine, cottage cheese, cream cheese and other tubs and lids
  • Laundry detergent bottles and jugs
  • Clear berry and produce containers

NO – DO NOT put these items in your recycling

  • Batteries
  • Black plastic
  • Ceramic dishware
  • Clothing and textiles
  • Food
  • Household hazardous waste/hazardous waste
  • Paper plates, cups, and napkins
  • Diapers
  • Pharmaceuticals and medicines/medical waste
  • Plastic bags and film
  • Metal cylinders (e.g., propane tanks)
  • Scrap metal* (e.g., metal pots and pans)
  • Shredded paper
  • Styrofoam™
  • Tanglers (e.g., chains, extension cords, hoses, string lights)
  • Trash
  • Yard waste and Christmas trees
  • All items banned from being placed in the trash or recycling in state or local law – including:
    • Electronics
    • Major Appliances
    • Sharps (e.g., lancets, needles, syringes)
    • Tires

*Scrap metal is allowed in carts and dumpsters only if delivered to the Tennis Sanitation recycling facility.

Learn how to recycle right

  • Explore the Keep It Loose campaign about plastic bags.​
  • Look for options in the Recycling Guide online searchable directory
  • Download the Recycling at Home cheat sheet (Spa​nish)
  • Check out the What Goes Where Guide
  • Sign-up for the Environmental Resources News for Residents

Recycling at multiunit properties

Find resources to improve recycling at apartments, townhomes or other multiunit property through the Multiunit R​ecycling Program.​ 

If you are a resident of an apartment, condominium, townhome​ or independent senior living where recycling service is not available, you can share county multiunit​ recycling requirements and resources with the property manager or association.​




Last updated: 6/16/2025 3:37 PM

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