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Recycle For Good! promotes recycling and waste reduction information and tips for City of Milwaukee residents. Visit MilwaukeeRecycles.com for information on our program, including a list of recyclables accepted in the bin or cart, Drop Off Center locations, and collection schedule information. If you require immediate assistance for issues such as reporting a missed collection, please use our online service request or call (414) 286-CITY (2489).
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With Christmas coming I know I get a lot of tissue paper & gift bags are those recyclable?
Is there any place in Milwaukee to recycle regular LED lightbulbs? (Not Christmas lights.0
re: the dumping that is occurring in Amani: How about a moratorium on dumping fees for a few weeks, to jump start the clean-up? Then we can address whether or not such fees are necessary or equitable! Perhaps funders can help offset some of the costs, especially for tires and other recyclables?
What’s the best way to dispose of single-use plastic straws?
I’m looking for info on recycling tennis shoes and well worn steel toe boots. Any advice? I know there was shoe recycling a few years ago but I’ve not heard anything recently.
What is the best way to dispose of an oil-filled space heater in Milwaukee? I assume it can't go in the metal bin because of the oil.
Are plastic storage bins/containers recyclable?
Just saw your new fall mailer, it's great!
Can't wait for it to get out to the community.
Thanks for helping us recycle better!
What happens to the brush we drop off at the self-help centers? Does it get composted or turned into mulch? Can we put grapevine into the brush bin, or should it be landfilled? Grape vine is so invasive.
I see that Milwaukee has a new fee structure for dropping things off at the City's self-help centers. Wasn't it all free until now? Won't this encourage more illegal dumping, especially by those with big loads? My alley is a common dumping grounds already. I hate to think how much more trash will appear once the new fee structure starts. What are those of us in the neighborhoods supposed to do when people continually dump illegally on our properties?
Are we no longer able to set out a bag of recyclable items under the new guidelines? As per the website we were able to do so before, as long as it was a clear garbage bag. This has been especially helpful when our carts were full and we still had recyclables inside to put out for pickup. If this is true, do you recommend any alternatives for when we have too much stuff to fit in the cart?
Hats off to the gentleman that was collecting recycling in my neighborhood this morning. He looked in our bins and put items that were not recyclable on the curb. My neighbor had some Styrofoam in their bin and it was nicely put on the curb. Hopefully it didn't blow around too much. In hindsight I should have put it in my trash.