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KC Recycles is Kansas City's curbside recycling and household waste disposal program. By recycling, residents can recover reusable materials from the waste stream and reduce waste disposal costs.

KC Recycles now collects recyclables every week on the same day trash is collected.

Recycling is voluntary and residents can set their recyclables out every week or on an as-needed basis. The blue bin signals the recycling truck to stop. (Eligible households are single family residences and apartments of 6 or fewer units.)

In 2007, KC Recycles collected approximately 19,000 tons of material.

Find your trash and recycling day.

Recycle these items in your bin:

• Aluminum cans and other metal cans
• Plastic bottles with a neck (look for the #1 & #2 symbols), such as water and soda bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles
• Office paper, junk mail, newspapers, phone books, catalogues and magazines.
• Cardboard (thick corrugated and thin cereal box-type)

Don't put these in your bin:

• Pizza delivery boxes
• Glass
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Motor oil bottles and other automotive product bottles
• Egg cartons
• Paper towels, tissues or napkins, plates or cups
• Waxed containers, like milk cartons or juice boxes
• Gift wrap
• Shredded paper
• Plastic tubs, like yogurt tubs

How to participate: Participation requires the use of a recycling bin. This is required, because it signals the truck to stop. The first recycling bin for each eligible household was provided free of charge. If you are a new resident and would like to participate in KC Recycles, contact the 3-1-1 Action Center by dialing 311 or (816) 513-1313 to make arrangements for delivery of a free recycling bin.

Note: Residents who received free bin coupons for redemption at Westlake Ace Hardware and Price Chopper stores must redeem coupons no later than Oct. 31, 2007. Effective Nov. 1, 2007, coupons will not be redeemable.

Recycle: Take your recyclables to the curb every week on the same day as your trash pick up. Every can, every day: Always remember to recycle your high value materials, like aluminum cans and newspaper!

Too much for the bin? Set extra recyclables in cardboard boxes, paper bags or plastic tubs next to the bin. If you have more than two bags of trash, purchase trash tags for the extra bags at Westlake Hardware or Price Chopper.