Recycling Guide
The City of Lone Tree provides residential trash & recycling services, free of charge, to all single-family homes in Lone Tree through a contract with Waste Connections. Waste Connections provides residential single-stream recycling that is picked up every other week, giving customers the ability to mix recyclable paper, plastic and glass in one bin.
Questions About Your Trash and Recycling Service?
Contact the City of Lone Tree Public Works Department:
Why Recycle?
Recycling keeps useful materials in circulation instead of sending them to the landfill. It saves energy, cuts down on the need for new raw materials, and helps keep Lone Tree clean. An aluminum can you recycle today could be back on store shelves in just a couple of months. Cardboard can become new boxes, and glass can be turned into fresh bottles and jars. It’s a small step that, over time, makes a big difference for our environment and our community.
Acceptable Recycle Materials Curbside
To make sure your recyclables get turned into new products instead of ending up in the landfill, it’s important to know exactly what goes in your recycle bin and what goes in your trash containers. Just be sure to rinse out containers, wipe them clean, and make sure everything is dry before it goes in the bin. For a complete list of acceptable recycle items, visit wasteconnections.com/disposal-recycle-guide/
Glass
All glass containers, bottles and jars can be recycled. Be sure to rinse them out before recycling; remove any non-glass components like caps, corks, or plastic rings.
Plastic
Plastic containers numbered 1-7 are accepted. Here are some examples of plastics that are okay to recycle:
- Butter tubs
- Condiment bottles (ketchup, mustard, etc.)
- Liquid detergent and other cleaning supply bottles
- Milk and juice cartons
- Peanut butter jars (rinse food out)
- Shampoo bottles and liquid soap dispensers
- Soda, water and juice bottles
- Vitamin bottles
- Yogurt containers
Cardboard and Boxes
- Please make sure to flatten cardboard and if large, cut it into 2 x 2 foot sections.
- No wax-lined cardboard is accepted, but it can be composted.
Aerosol Cans
Please make sure any aerosol cans are completely empty. This includes containers such as shaving cream and hair spray cans. Labels are okay.
Brown Paper Bags
Brown paper bags are acceptable; plastic bags are not.
Chip or Paperboard
- Cereal boxes
- Food boxes for popcorn or microwaveable food boxes
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
- Soda carrier boxes
- Tissue holders
- Newspaper – the entire newspaper is acceptable, including inserts and ads.
Office Paper and Bulk/Junk Mail
All types of office paper, bulk mail and junk mail are accepted. If you can tear it, we can take it. Don’t worry about paper clips, staples or sticky notes. No Tyvek (polyethylene fiber) plastic/overnight mailing folders.
Magazines, Catalogs, and Phone Books
Discard plastic bags around these items and items such as CDs and magnets. All other magazines, catalogs and phone books are acceptable.
Unacceptable Recycle Materials Curbside
Even if an item feels “recyclable,” some things just don’t belong in your bin. Remember, when in doubt, throw it out. That way you will not compromise the rest of the recycling.
- Styrofoam
- Candy wrappers
- Carbon paper
- Carpet or cloth
- Food-soiled cardboard – no pizza boxes or food containers
- Food or any organic waste
- Liquids
- Plastic bags
- Plastic egg cartons (with a 1-3 recycle code only)
- Plates or dishes
- Six-pack ring holders
- Used paper cups and paper plates
- Used paper towels
- Used tissues
- Waxed paper or waxed cardboard
- Wet or soiled paper
- Electronics, batteries, or hazardous waste – Special disposal required.
- “Tanglers” – Hoses, cords, ropes, ribbons, and string lights.