♻️ Recycling: Turning Waste into Resources

🌱 What Is Recycling?

Recycling is the process of turning waste into reusable materials. It helps reduce pollution, conserve energy, and protect natural resources. Every item you recycle contributes to a cleaner, more sustainable community.

🔁 The Three R’s

Reduce what you consume, reuse what you can, and recycle what’s left. These simple actions help minimize waste and extend the life of the materials we use every day.

✅ What You Can Recycle in Miami-Dade County

• Paper: Clean and dry newspapers, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, office paper, mail (no wax liners)
• Cardboard: Packing boxes, cereal boxes, pizza boxes, gift boxes, corrugated cardboard (flatten all boxes)
• Cans: Steel and aluminum food and beverage cans, aluminum bottles
• Cartons: Juice boxes, milk cartons, aseptic poly-coated drink cartons
• Plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs: Milk, water, detergent, soda, shampoo bottles (flatten and replace cap), butter/yogurt tubs, fast food and fizzy drink cups
• Glass: Clean glass bottles and jars

Note: Plastic numbers are no longer used to determine recyclability. Miami-Dade recycles plastic bottles regardless of the number.

❌ What You Cannot Recycle

• Plastic bags
• Contaminated paper/cardboard
• Certain plastics: utensils, plates, clamshell containers, foam products, egg cartons, trays, plastic hangers
• Glass items: window or auto glass, mirrors, light bulbs, glass cookware, ceramics
• Electronics: PCs, monitors, TVs, printer cartridges, CDs/DVDs
• Hazardous waste: batteries, paints, pesticides, pool chemicals, fertilizers
• Other non-recyclables: wire hangers, small appliances, microwave trays, garden hoses, rocks, construction debris, flammables
• Medical waste and pharmaceuticals
• Textiles: clothes, shoes, bedding, pillows

🧼 How to Recycle Right

• Sort recyclables into paper, plastic, metal, glass, and cartons
• Rinse containers to remove food or liquid
• Place items loose in your recycling cart—never in plastic bags
• Flatten cardboard boxes and plastic bottles to save space
• Follow Miami-Dade County’s recycling guidelines

📅 Find Your Pickup Day

You can look up your recycling pickup day by entering your property’s address and selecting the Garbage & Recycling tab on the Miami-Dade County website.

💻 Where to Recycle Electronics

Electronics and other household hazardous waste can be dropped off at:

• West Dade Home Chemical Collection Center
  📍 8801 NW 58 Street, Doral, FL 33178
  🕘 Open Wednesday–Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• South Dade Home Chemical Collection Center
  📍 23707 SW 97th Ave, Homestead, FL 33032 (Gate B)
  🕘 Open Wednesday–Sunday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

💡 A Few Helpful Tips

• Check your local recycling rules regularly
• Buy products made from recycled materials
• Encourage your neighbors to recycle

Every small action adds up.

🌎 Every Small Step Counts

By recycling right, you're helping North Bay Village and the planet. Let’s work together for a cleaner, greener future.