How to recycle plastic food containers
Examples of plastic food containers
- Plastic tubs for yogurt, sour cream and margarine
- Plastic bottles for salad dressing and ketchup
- Plastic jugs used for cooking oil and vinegar
- Plastic jars for peanut butter and snacks
- Plastic clamshell containers for salad kits and baked goods
- Plastic trays used for cookies and crackers
- Large plastic containers for protein powder and cornstarch
- Measuring scoops (recycle separate from container)
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Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot
Put empty and clean plastic food containers:
- Into your blue cart for recycling
- Take to a community recycling depot
Special instructions
- Clean containers before recycling.
- Put any leftover food in the green cart for composting.
- Remove any cellophane and non-stretchy plastic wrappers and put in the black cart as garbage.