Welcome to the official City of Arlington, TX web site
May 14, 2008 11:59 AM 
 
  Environmental Services  
  Garbage & Recycling  
  RECYCLING
Curbside Recycling is Easy
Apartment Residents
Commercial Recycling
Recycling Plastic
CFL Bulb Disposal
Recycling Tour Video
Drop Off Sites
Recycling at the Landfill
Get A Recycling Bin
Read & Recycle Project
 
  DISPOSAL
Garbage Collection
Garbage Pickup Days
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Home Health Care Waste
Arlington Landfill
 
  BACKYARD FUN
Leaf Management
Leaf Recycling Program
Backyard Composting
Composting Newsletter
Become A Master Composter
 
  LINKS
Report A Litterer
GoMinimizer.com
Clean Air Program
Going Green
Arlington Green Team
Save Arlington Water
Earth911.org
 
 

Report a littered area that needs to be cleaned up, call our 24-hour hot line at 817-459-6777.

Phone: 817-459-6777
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RECYCLING :: PLASTICS

Recycling plastics can be tricky:

  • Some plastic items can't be recycled because they are contaminated (ie an empty motor oil bottle)
     
  • Plastic bags may be recycled by returning them to Wal-Mart, Tom Thumb or Kroger.
     
  • Some items like Styrofoam can't be recycled because there is no market for it.
       
  • Some items can't be recycled because they are not recoverable at the sorting facility (ie plastic forks, drinking straws, small RX bottle). Click here to watch a video of the sorting process.

This guide will help you to quickly sort out which plastics can be recycled in Arlington's Curbside recycling program: