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Microwave frozen dinner trays

How to recycle microwave dinner trays

Plastic frozen dinner trays

Paper frozen dinner trays

  • Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot

Put empty and clean microwave frozen dinner trays:

  • Into your blue cart for recycling
  • Take to a community recycling depot

Special instructions

  • Put food scraps into the green cart for composting.
  • Rinse out the tray or wipe clean with a used napkin before recycling.
  • Remove plastic covers and put in the black cart as garbage.

Why can't this be composted?

Microwave frozen dinner trays have a plastic lining to prevent the paper container from becoming soggy. To ensure we are creating the highest quality compost possible, leave this item out of your green cart.

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