Omaha Recycling Drop-off Sites

Remove and discard lids. Rinse. Labels may stay on. Do not break. Sort by color (clear, green, brown, blue).

Not accepted: Drinking glasses, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs, dishware, ceramics.
 

Rinse. To save space, flatten. For steel (tin) cans, remove one end, place inside the can, then crimp the open end shut. Labels may stay on. Also accepted: Out of date license plates. Destroy or mutilate before recycling is encouraged

Not accepted: Aluminum foil, pie pans or metal parts.
 

Plastic Bottles marked PETE and bottles or containers marked HDPE :

Remove and discard caps. Rinse. To save space, flatten.

Not accepted: Motor oil bottles, lawn chemical bottles, windshield washer fluid bottles, plastic toys or other plastic items. Even if the item is marked PETE or HDPE
 

Clean and dry. Includes catalogues, unwanted mail (junkmail), magazines, phonebooks, cereal boxes, office paper, detergent boxes, paper egg cartons, and newsprint used for packing. Flatten all boxes.

Not accepted: Pizza boxes, frozen food boxes, plastic, string, Styrofoam^® or waxed corrugated cardboard.
 

Clean and dry. Newspaper inserts are accepted.

Not accepted: Newspaper delivery bags, rubber bands, magazines, phone books, bags, string, notebook paper, mail or other paper.