How to dispose of plastic drink lids
Examples of plastic drink lids
- Coffee cup lids
- Soft drink and fountain pop lids
- Dome lids
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Put into your black cart
Put plastic drink lids into your black cart as garbage.
- Plastic stir sticks, straws, and beverage plugs also go in the garbage.
Why can't this be recycled?
Even if they have a recycling symbol on it, these lids are too small and light to be sorted properly at the recycling facility. They end up contaminating the other recyclables instead.