What Goes Where

Looking to find out what you can toss, recycle or compost?

Find out what items should be placed in a trash cart, recycling cart or composter or where you can drop off recycling.

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Recyclables

Items accepted in your recycling cart include:

Plastic

Bottles and containers. Empty and clean, caps stay on. 

Glass

Bottles and jars. Empty and clean, remove lids. 

Metal

Aluminum, steel and tin cans. Empty and clean.

Cardboard

Flattened boxes

Paper

Newspapers, paper bags, junk mail, sheets of paper and drink cartons.

Do not include:

  • Food waste
  • Plastic bags
  • Polystyrene foam cups and containers
  • Aluminum food pans

Plastic bags harm recycling machinery, empty the recycling directly into the cart.

Recycling Drop-Off Locations

If you live in an apartment or condo community and don’t have access to recycling, bring your recyclable materials to one of our convenient drop-off locations:

Dover Shore Community Center
1400 Gaston Foster Road

Engelwood Neighborhood Center
6123 Lacosta Drive

Northwest Community Center
3955 WD Judge Road

Solid Waste Management Division
1028 South Woods Avenue
(Front of the building)

Contact Us

Phone

407.246.2314

Email

swcustomersvc@orlando.gov

Main Office

Solid Waste Division
1028 Woods Avenue
Orlando, FL
32805
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