Recycling and Waste

Recycling in Evanston is easy.

REFUSE COLLECTION INFORMATION:

Check the City of Evanston website for information on blue recycling bins, pick-up days, costs: www.cityofevanston.org/recycling-waste/refuse-collection

WHAT TO PUT IN THE BLUE BINS:

Place your recycled trash directly into the blue recycling bins. Using bags to contain the trash defeats the purpose. Both paper and plastic bags cause unnecessary pollution in production and in land fill .

Cans and Foil:

Steel (tin) cans & bi-metal cans
Empty aerosol cans
Aluminum beverage & pet food cans
Clean aluminum foil & foil containers
Empty, clean paint cans
Metal lids and bottle caps

Paper:

Newspapers & inserts (remove plastic bags)
Junk mail (opened)
Office paper (all colors, including envelopes & fax paper)
Gift wrap paper & tissue (unlined), kraft paper & greeting cards
Magazines, catalogs, phone books & soft cover books
Cardboard (flattened)
Chipboard including cereal boxes, tissue boxes, paper towel & toilet paper rolls, shoe & food boxes (flattened)
Egg cartons
Paper bags
Shredded paper
Juice boxes and milk cartons (clean)

Glass:

All colors of glass bottles & jars. You do not need to remove labels. Rinse.

Plastic:

Containers, bottles & lids labeled #1, #2, #3, #4 & #5 (check the # in the triangle at the bottom of the bottle), including liter soda bottles; milk, water & juice containers; food containers; liquid detergent, fabric softener, bleach & shampoo bottles. Rinse. Caps ok.
Containers (narrow neck only) labeled #7 (check the # in the triangle at the bottom of the container)
Six pack & 12 pack rings

Electronics and other materials

Keep Evanston Beautiful website provides detailed information on how to recycle other materials. Check their website: www.evanstonkeb.org/recycling.html

YARD WASTE:

Check the City of Evanston website: www.cityofevanston.org/recycling-waste/yard-waste

Check also this article on Another Way Blog: anotherway-cge.com/2010/11/15/166/

COMPOSTING:

Daily composting of kitchen waste is relatively easy and needs minimal maintenance. The City of Evanston allows residents to compost on their own property. To learn the what, how and where of composting check the Vegweb website: vegweb.com/composting