Here is a list of what you can recycle:

• Plastic bottles and tubs marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
• Paper and flattened boxes
• Bulky plastics – broken chairs, laundry baskets etc.
• Glass ans metal

Don’t recycle these:

• Plastics marked with 9
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam™
• Batteries
• Plastic lids
• Light bulbs
• Syringes, medical waste
• Biodegradable or PLA plastics
• Motor oil, filters
• Automotive fluids
• Hazardous waste
• Paper cups, plates, napkins, etc.
• Hardcover books
• Ceramics, Pyrex®
• Textiles
• Mirrors, window panes
• Electronics
• Trash

Visit recycleannarbor.org for a complete list and find out more about the drop off station.

Important News: New recycling cart delivery

New blue single-stream recycling carts will be delivered to  residences over a 6-8 week period in July-August.

You may keep your current recycling bins to use inside your house if you like, but they will not be picked up at the curb.

If you do not want your recycling bins then leave them at the curb and they will be taken away by the city.

If you do not receive the new blue recycle carts please call Recycle Ann Arbor at 734.662.6288 or email  info@recycleannarbor.org.

Place the recycle cart at the curb on your regular trash day for pickup.

Tenants may use their existing recycling stacking bins or tan and green carts until they receive their new blue single-stream recycling cart(s). They can blend all their recyclable materials in their existing bins effective July 5, 2010, as well as recycle additional plastics. Please visit www.recycleannarbor.org for more information on the switch to single-stream recycling.

There are new recycling processes starting in Ann Arbor in July.  Go to this website to learn about it.  Here is some of the info copied directly from the site.  Be sure to check the City of Ann Arbor site for changes.

The City of Ann Arbor is reconfiguring its recycling plant to accept an expanded range of materials from residents, schools, and businesses. The city is also partnering with RecycleBank to provide rewards and incentives to households that recycle.

• What is single-stream recycling? Single stream recycling allows residents and businesses to put all their recyclable materials in one convenient wheeled recycling cart.  No recyclables will be collected outside the recycling carts.  Trash will still be put in a separate cart.   The attached video clip (created by RecycleBank) provides a generic overview of the process.
• What new materials will be accepted? All plastic bottles and tubs (except #3/PVC and biodegradable plastics/PLA) will be added. Large bulky plastic items, such as laundry baskets and buckets will be accepted. For more details, open to a new Web page here,
• What materials will not be accepted? Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam™), #3 (PVC) plastics, biodegradable/PLA plastics, and plastic bags will not be accepted. Ceramics, porcelain, batteries, used motor oil and oil filters will no longer be accepted.
• When will single-stream recycling begin in Ann Arbor? Single-stream recycling will begin on Monday, July 5, 2010 for residents and partipating businesses. On that date you will be able to recycle all the additional plastics and other materials mentioned above. The new recycle carts will not arrive immediately for everyone.  Please continue to use your existing recycling stacking bins until you have received your new cart.  You will be able to blend all the recyclable materials in your existing stacking bins effective July 5, 2010.
• Will I get a new recycling container? New, free recycling carts will be delivered to each residence over a 6-8 week period in July-August 2010 with approximately 1000 carts/day delivered along neighborhood routes.  Businesses will be able to place all materials to be recycled in their current recycling carts and “papers only” recycling dumpsters. Apartment complexes will receive new or refurbished carts, depending on the age of the current containers.