Accepted Materials
Please clean or rinse items before coming to our center.
PLASTIC
#1 'SEE-THROUGH' PLASTIC BOTTLES & JARS
Look for #1 in the recycling triangle
- Water, soft drink & juice
- Nut butter
- Cooking oil, etc.
#2 CLOUDY JUGS & BOTTLES
Look for #2 in the recycling triangle
- Milk
- SunnyD
- Vinegar
- Cat littler
- Windshield washing solution, etc.
STRETCHABLE PLASTIC BAGS & WRAPS
- Grocery
- Zip-lock
- Bread
- Newspaper
- Dry-cleaning
- Bubble wrap
- 6-pack carriers, etc.
#2 COLORED JUGS AND BOTTLES
Look for #2 in the recycling triangle
- Bleach
- Detergent
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Coffee, etc.
#5 PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Look for #5 in the recycling triangle
- Tubs – sour cream, cottage cheese,
CoolWhip, etc. - Orange, blue & green prescription bottles
- Plastic QT cups, etc.
NO clear clam shell containers
PAPER
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
- Corrugated boxes
- Brown paper bags
MAGAZINES & CATALOGS
- Slick, shiny pages throughout
NO newspaper inserts
SHREDDED PAPER
- Must be shredded before arrival
NEWSPAPERS
- Ads can be recycled with newspapers
OFFICE PAPER
- Mostly-white or pastel paper, including
envelopes
NO bright or dark colored paper
‘MIXED' PAPER
- Dark or bright paper
- Phone books
- Cereal boxes
- Manila envelopes
- File folders, etc.
GLASS
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
- All colors of clean bottles
- Food jars
- Casserole lids
- Coffee carafes
- Window & shelf glass
- Picture frame glass
- Vases (not white), etc.
METAL
ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS
- Drained and/ or lightly rinsed
- Soda
- Beer
- Sparking water, etc.
SCRAP METAL
Roll off container in back yard is for:
- Old water heaters
- BBQ grills
- Miscellaneous metal
- Talk to manager before putting any appliances in the roll off
NO wire, such as fencing. (It gets caught in the machinery)
TIN/ STEEL CANS + LIDS
- Drained and/ or lightly rinsed
- Canned food (cat food included)
BOOKS
GOOD CONDITION
- Hardcover & softcover
- Fiction & nonfiction
- These are added to our free library, ‘Gordon’s Book Nook’, so others can take them home for their own entertainment or education.
- We do NOT take encyclopedias or law books
POOR CONDITION
- Hardcover & softcover
- These are sent to be shredded and recycled
MISC.
INK AND TONER CARTRIDGES FROM PRINTERS AND COPIERS
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
DVDS
CELL PHONES
EYEGLASSES
NON-ACCEPTED ITEMS
DIRTY ITEMS
- Please clean or rinse items before coming to facility
NO PVC, ABS, NYLON OR VINYL
- Pipe
- Siding
- Electronic cases
- Woven/ net bags
- Blinds
- Hoses
- Floor protectors/ runners
- Shower curtains, etc.
OTHER MISC.
- Clear clam shell containers
- Chip/snack bags
- Vinyl bags
- Very dark plastic bottles
- Solo cups
- Plant pots
- Infant car seats
- Plastic play sets
- Hose reels
- 3-ring notebooks
- Light bulbs
- VHS tapes
- Plastic signs
- Plastic buckets w/wire handles
- Plastic utensils
- Toothpaste tubes
- Self-adhesive labels
- Aluminum foil
- Disposable pie pans
- Alkaline batteries, etc.
STYROFOAM OR STYRENE
- Packing material
- Cups
- Trays
- Insulated coolers
- Clamshell carryout containers, etc.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
- Oil
- Antifreeze
- Paint
- Insecticides
- CFL bulbs, etc.
Items may be taken to the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste facility located at 801 Stillwell, Wichita, KS. Phone: (316) 660-7464.
BAGS OF UNSORTED MATERIAL
- You must sort your own recyclables
- Ask a volunteer if you have any questions
Questions? Email us: information@prokansasrecycling.org
Want to know what happens to your recyclables after we process and send them off? Check out our What Happens to Recyclables sheet to see how they’re reused!
