How to dispose of bottle caps, wine corks and milk lids
Examples of small lids
- Beer caps
- Pop lids
- Milk caps
- Wine caps (including aluminum caps)
- Bottle lids
- Beverage lids
- Cannabis drink lid covers
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Put into your black cart
Put small plastic and metal lids into your black cart as garbage.
Tip: If the lid is smaller than the palm of your hand, it belongs in the garbage.
Why can't this be recycled?
- Even if they are made from a recyclable material, caps are too small and light to be sorted properly by the sorting machines at the recycling facility and end up contaminating other recyclables.
- If you take your beverage containers directly back to a bottle depot, it is ok to leave lids and caps on in that case.