The City of Bowling Green’s curbside recycling program has been expanded to include more recyclable material.
City crews will still pick up residents’ recyclables, with city trucks, on a weekly basis and recyclables will still be collected mixed in the blue recycling containers. Recyclables should be placed loose, not bagged, in recycling containers.
What’s changing?
Recyclables will be delivered to Rumpke Recycling for processing. The list of accepted materials has been expanded. Accepted materials include:
Glass bottles
- Bottles and jars only. All colors.
- No window glass, ceramics, dishes or mirrors.
Mixed plastics (#1, 2, 4, 5 & 7)
- Look on the bottom of containers for a number inside the recycling arrows.
- Plastic bottles and jars. Rinse, flatten and put caps back on. Examples include milk jugs, detergent and shampoo bottles, plastic beverage bottles, plastic jars.
- Plastic containers with lids. Examples include yogurt containers, butter tubs, cottage cheese containers.
- Plastic clamshell containers, including produce containers, like those used for berries, lettuce and more.
- Plastic cups, such as fast food beverage cups and Dixie cups.
- No bulky plastic (toys, crates, buckets, pipes, etc.)
- No film plastic.
Paper food containers
- Milk and ice cream cartons.
- Juice and broth boxes.
- Paper egg cartons.
- Cereal, frozen food boxes, etc.
- Paper coffee cups.
Paper
- Clean, dry newspaper (all sections).
- Magazines and catalogs.
- Paperback books.
- Office paper (all colors).
- Junk mail.
- No shredded paper. (Take to Bowling Recycling Center’s Drop Off)
Cardboard/paperboard
- Corrugated cardboard (wavy center).
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, dry-food boxes, frozen food boxes etc.)
- Flatten to save space.
- Remove all packing materials.
Aluminum and steel cans
- Aluminum beverage cans. Drain completely, may be flattened.
- Steel Cans. Rinse clean. May be flattened.
No plastic bags. Do not bag recyclables. Do not put plastic grocery bags in recycling containers. Return those to the store for proper recycling.
For those who do not receive curbside service: The Bowling Green Recycling Center’s 24-hour drop off will remain available. Follow signage posted for the full list of accepted materials.
The Wood County Solid Waste Management District also provides 14 recycling drop offs around the county. Download the city’s free Recycle Coach App to access the “What Goes Where?” tool, collection calendars, and more. Also available on the city’s website at www.bgohio.org.
