Recycling
Recycling is single-stream recycling, which allows residents and businesses to place all recyclables into a single bin for separation at the Waste Management Recycling Materials Recovery facility in Pembroke Pines. Visit Waste Management, Inc., to learn what they accept in their recycling program.
Masterplan
The City of Key West has a Solid Waste Master Plan for the City. This plan aims to create a map to guide the City towards increasing our recycling rate, maximizing our waste diversion, and creating a pathway towards a zero-waste community.
Interested in knowing more, call the Recycling Coordinator at (305) 809-3776.
Materials That Can Be Recycled
All of the following can be recycled:
- Boxboard: The type of material most food and cereal boxes are made from
- Cardboard
- Clean aluminum foil
- Magazines
- Newspapers and junk mail, even envelopes with plastic windows
- Plastic bottles and containers with no film, no bags, and no Styrofoam
- Regular paper
- Drink and food cartons
- Rinsed Aluminum and metal cans
- Rinsed food and beverage cartons
- Rinsed glass bottles and jars. Please remove the lids and include them in your recycling. No mirrors or window glass.
Materials That Cannot Be Recycled
Do not put the following items in the recycling cart:
- Cigarettes
- Electronics
- Food
- Household chemicals
- Plant Material
- Plastic bags
- Water hoses
- Plastic Cups
- Straws
- Plastic plates or cutlery
- Styrofoam
- Mirror Glass
- Wood
Tips For Recycling
Placing recycling in plastic bags is prohibited. Waste Management will not pick up recycling in plastic bags. Also, recycle bins contaminated with garbage will not be picked up. Waste Management Inc, FL, picks up all residential recycling; businesses can contract with Waste Management or any provider for recycling services or haul recycling to the City Transfer Station on Rockland Key. The City of Key West accepts recycling at the Solid Waste Transfer Station for no charge.