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Residential Recycling Program Information
Residential Recycling Program Information
Co-mingled Residential Recycling
The residents of Newport News have the convenience of mixing their recyclables (plastic, paper, glass, etc.) in their authorized recycling container.
See why recycling is important
and how to recycle right!
See what happens to your recyclables
What We Can Collect
Cans - beverage and food cans (emptied and rinsed)
Bottles, Jugs and Jars - plastic and glass, including lids (emptied and rinsed)
Paperboard items - pantry item boxes (i.e. cereal and cracker boxes), file folders
Cardboard - flatten boxes; No larger than 3' x 3'
Paper - office paper, paper bags, magazines, newspaper and inserts, telephone books, junk mail, shredded paper (latter only if tied in clear plastic bag)
Foil pans – pie, take-out (rinsed)
What We Cannot Collect
No plastic bags (
find plastic bag recycling locations
)
No plastics other than containers listed above (i.e. No toys, etc.)
No Styrofoam packaging or "peanuts"
No household paper such as tissues, paper towels and plates
No yard waste
No clothing or shoes
No clothes hangers (neither plastic nor wire)
No fabric, leather, vinyl or carpeting
No electronics (view more
information about recycling electronics
)
No food waste
No window pane glass, ceramics, vases and other glassware
No scrap metal, such as aluminum siding, pipe, etc.
No empty oil containers
No air filters
No diapers
No Tanglers (see
video
– courtesy of the Baltimore County Department of Public Works)
Collection & Drop-off Sites
Household Hazardous Waste
Residential Solid Waste Fee
Recovery Operations Center
Solid Waste Code Enforcement
City Departments Recycling
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