SINGLE SORT RECYCLING

One Cart. No Sorting. [No Kidding.]

The easiest way to recycle is here in the Twin Cities - from Allied Waste! If you currently live in a community where 2-sort recycling is provided, please click here for more information.

To find out which weeks your city recycles find your city at the "Locate Your City" link.

Place all your recyclable materials in one cart... no separating or sorting needed. We'll do it for you!

Allied Waste has nearly 100,000 customers using Single Sort Recycling right here in the greater Twin Cities area! It's been a tremendous success and our customers love it! We've invested millions of dollars into a program that increases recycling volumes and makes it easier to recycle!

If your city has a contract to have recycling services provided to the entire city by another company, for contractual reasons, we will not be introducing Single Sort Recycling to you at this time.

• Place all your recyclable material in the new recycling cart without separating or sorting!
• Pick-up will be every other week in most areas.
• Lidded cart rolls easily to the end of the driveway, no more lugging the bin!
• The lid keeps your recyclables dry and prevents them from blowing around the neighborhood.
• The new Single Sort Recycling cart is 68 gallons. It has nearly the same footprint as the old bin, so it won't take up more space in your garage.
• The easiest way to recycle, and it is here in your neighborhood!

Please recycle these items in your new Single Sort Recycling Cart:
• Newspapers and Newspaper Inserts
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Junk Mail and Envelopes
• Cardboard and Office/School Papers
• Boxboard (cereal, cake, cracker and shoe boxes)
• Brown Paper Bags
• Aluminum Cans
• Tin Cans
• Glass Jars and Bottles
• Plastic Milk Jugs
• Plastic Bottles with Necks

Please Do Not Recycle These Items:
• Food waste
• Food tainted items (used paper plates, paper towels and paper napkins)
• Pizza boxes
• Plastic bags
• Egg cartons
• Ice cream cartons
• Paper milk cartons
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic cups and silverware
• Aerosol cans
• Clear plastic packaging (strawberries, etc.)