Recycle Program

The City provides once-a-week curbside recycling service to both single- family and multi-family dwellings. Single-family residents are provided a blue 65-gallon recycling cart which needs to be placed at the curb with the lid opening towards the road by 7:00 am on the day of collection. Recycling carts should not be placed at the curb earlier than the evening before collection, and emptied carts must be retrieved from the curb the same day they are collected.

Acceptable Recyclable Materials:

Glass:
- Soda bottles, beer bottles, liquor and wine bottles, glass jars, any other clear, brown, or green glass bottles.
Aluminum:
- Soda and beer cans, aluminum pie pans
Metal:
- Food cans including soup, fruit, vegetable, juice, pet food and tuna cans
Plastic:
- Plastic containers marked No. 1-7—including water bottles, milk jugs, detergent & bleach bottles, soda bottles, shampoo bottles, butter or spread tubs—Make sure they are rinsed & free of debris
Paper:
- Newspaper, magazines, paperback & hardcover books, brown—white—colored paper bags, phone books, junk mail, catalogs, office and computer paper, corrugated cardboard (moving boxes), cardboard (cereal, cracker, pasta, shoe, gift, pizza) boxes

Please flatten all boxes

All containers must be rinsed clean

Unacceptable Recyclable Materials:

Glass:
- Medicine bottles, dishes, drinking glasses, windows, mirrors, cookware (Pyrex, Corning)
Aluminum:
- Pots and pans, cooking utensils, screen doors & windows, lawn furniture, house siding, used foil
Metal:
- Tools, car parts, license plates, appliances,
- Bakeware
Plastic:
- Plastic bags or wrappers pool chemical bottles, motor oil, and antifreeze containers, household chemical containers, flower pots, newspaper sleeves, garden hose, toys, Styrofoam of any kind (egg cartons, packing peanuts, take-out food containers and meat trays)
Paper:
- No paper products with wax coating (milk, juice or ice cream cartons), used paper coffee or beverage cups, paper towels, toilet paper and napkins

Unacceptable items will be left in carts

Plastic Bags?

Plastic shopping bags can be returned to local Supermarkets. Please do not put plastic bags in recycling carts.

Electronics?

Televisions, Phones (Cell, Office and Home), Computers (Desktop, Laptop, Tablet), Speakers, Game Players, CD, DVD,VCR, Printers, Power Cords and Cables. The City of Naples does not offer collection of electronic items.

These items can be dropped off at Naples Recycling Drop-Off Center located at 2640 Corporate Flight Drive (west of Airport Road, north of the Naples Airport) 239-252-2380 Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Packing Peanuts?

Check with any local Pack-n-Ship Stores and see if they will accept clean used packing material, or save for later use when mailing fragile items.

Need a Recycling Cart?

Need a recycling cart or need to replace a damaged recycling cart? Please call the Solid Waste Division at (239) 213-4700.

Why Buy Recycled?

Buying products made from recycled materials is necessary to complete the recycle “loop.” The recycle loop consists of using, recycle and then re-using. Look for the recycle logo on items purchased that indicate an item is made with recycled materials or uses post-consumer materials.

Interesting Facts:

Americans throw away enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.
20 aluminum cans made of recycled material requires the same amount of energy to make one new aluminum can from raw materials.
Americans discard enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a large stadium every two weeks.
During this decade, it is estimated that Americans will throw away over 1 million tons of aluminum cans; more than 11 million tons of glass bottles and jars; 4.5 million tons of office paper and 10 million tons of newspaper… all of which can be recycled.