What is NOT recyclable?

• Pizza boxes - The grease on pizza boxes interferes with the recycling process.
• Plastic bags - These should be reused and then recycled at your local grocery store.
• Plastic tubs (like margarine containers) - Even though some plastic tubs have the right number on the bottom, they are not made the same way as plastic bottles are made. Because of their different chemical characteristics, including melting temperature, plastic tubs cannot be recycled together with bottles.
• Styrofoam
• Tops and lids of plastic and glass bottles and jars - No tops can be recycled in Fort Smith. Please remove them before recycling.
• Wax-coated cardboard
• Plastic utensils - These can be washed and reused.
• Plastic oil and pesticide containers
• Ceramics, mirrors, window glass and drinking glasses - Only clear glass bottles and jars can be recycled.

Please keep the contents of your blue recycling can under 50 pounds, and remember that we have to sort by hand everything you put in your can, so placing non-recyclable materials in the can costs the community time and money.