List of Recyclable Materials

Use this handy list to determine which items you can and cannot recycle in the Single-Sort Recycling program from Allied Waste.

YES!

Recycle all of these items in your new Single-Sort Recycling cart. There's no need to sort them or remove labels.

NO!

Don't include these items in your cart. If you choose, glass can be taken to drop-off points around Santa Rosa County. All others can go in your regular trash cart.
  • Newspaper & newspaper inserts
  • Magazines & catalogs
  • Junk mail & envelopes
  • Office & school paper (colored paper, too)
  • Cardboard
  • Boxboard (cereal, cake and cracker boxes)
  • Brown paper grocery bags
  • Aluminum cans
  • Tin & steel cans (rinsed)
  • Plastic milk jugs
  • Plastic bottles (with necks only)
  • Phonebooks
  • Glass jars & bottles (can be taken to drop-off points)
  • Plastic shopping bags
  • Food waste, garbage or yard waste
  • Food-tainted items
  • Pizza boxes
  • Egg cartons
  • Ice cream cartons
  • Paper/waxy milk cartons
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic cups and utensils
  • Aerosol cans
  • Non-bottle plastics (like clear strawberry containers)
  • Juice boxes/bags