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What Can I Recycle?

METAL CANS

• Includes aluminum and tin cans
• Rinse
• No aerosol containers (can be recycled at the Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station) or paint cans

GLASS

• Includes clear and colored glass food and drink containers
• Rinse all containers
• Remove caps and lids and discard
• Only paper labels may remain
• No broken glass, pane glass or light bulbs

#1 through #7 PLASTIC CONTAINERS

• Includes milk jugs, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles and clear liter soda bottles
• Rinse all containers
• Remove caps and lids and discard
• No styrofoam accepted

PAPER

• Includes newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, phone books, flat cardboard and corrugated cardboard (no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet)
• All cardboard boxes should be flattened

How Do I Recycle?

Recyclables are picked up on your regular garbage day each week. Bins should be set out by 7:00 am (or put it out the night before).

To find out your recycling collection day, click here.

Where can I call if I have a question?

Residents can call the following phone numbers if they have a question or a problem:

• (508) 979-1493, Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, New Bedford Recycling Coordinator
• (508) 991-6156, Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station
• (508) 763-5924, Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District