Residential Recycling

Ontario County residents have been separating recyclables from waste for 25-plus years. Every county resident should have a clear, simple way to recycle, whether you set out a bin at the curb or drop off recyclables at your local transfer station. If you live in an apartment where you toss your trash in a dumpster, there should be a separate container available for recycling.

What goes in the bin header

These clean & empty materials oughta be recycled.

Corrugated Cardboard 

(Pizza boxes, shipping boxes, 
diaper boxes)

Boxboard Cardboard 

(Paper towel and toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes, cereal boxes)

Plastic Containers

(Bottles, jugs, tubs, lids)

Cardboard
Boxboard
Plastic

Aluminum

(Cans, used foil, foil trays, aerosol cans)

Glass Containers

(glass food, beverage jars)

Paper Products

(Newspaper, magazines, soft cover books, bags, envelopes)

Aluminun
Glass
Paper
Whatdoes not go in the bin header

Some items may have special collection programs- see options to the right.

Tanglers

(ropes, hoses, cords)
Scrap Metal 

(pots, pans, car and appliance parts)

Paper Products

(wax-coated cups and containers, towels, tissues)

Tanglers
Scrap metal
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Glass

(light bulbs, beverage glass, windows)
Plastic Film

(plastic wrapping, air pillows, bubble wrap, zip-top bags)
E-Waste

(batteries, computers, other electronics)
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Biodegradable Plastic and Bags

(wrappers, bagged recyclables, utensils, plates, cups)

Small Items

(utensils, cups, straws, coffee pods)

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Small items

What is Single Stream Recycling?

Even if you already sort of know how Single Stream Recycling works, here are the details.

Ontario County offers Single-Stream recycling, sometimes called Zero-Sort recycling. That means all the acceptable bin-friendly materials listed here can go in the same recycle bin. See where they go from there in the short video below from Casella Waste Systems.