Town of Longboat Key, FL
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Residential recycling is collected on Monday and should be placed at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Condominiums and commercial businesses contract directly with their waste hauler for their recycling needs. It is important not to contaminate recyclable collections with non-recyclable items.
- Recycle batteries & electronic devices (type your zip code into the search box)
- Public recycle drop off locations
Learn about what can and cannot be recycled.
Recyclable items determined by Waste Management include:
Rigid Plastics / Bottles
The code number on the bottom of plastics and bottles is commonly mistaken as an indicator of a product's ability to be recycled. In actuality, this number only indicates the chemical make-up or type of plastic used in the product. Not all types of plastics can be recycled. Today, it is best to recycle by shape: all bottles, jars, jugs and tubs, as those materials are most likely to be made of plastics that truly can be recycled.
Metals
Generally accepted items include:
- Tin cans
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
Paper / Cardboard
Generally accepted items include:
- Office paper
- Magazines
- Flattened cardboard
- Newspaper
- Phonebooks
- Flattened cereal boxes
- Junk mail
- Paperboard
- Flattened snack boxes
Glass
Generally accepted items include:
- Food containers and jars
- Soft drink and beer bottles
- Wine and liquor bottles