City of Bloomington

Bloomington has a curbside recycling program for primarily single family homes. For route information or BLUE BINS call Bloomington Public Service Department at 434-2225 or visit the City of Bloomington Recycling and Garbage website for more information. The city of Bloomington will not providing blue bins anymore, residents may use a container of their own. A garbage can, rubber maid like tub, nothing bigger than 33 gallons in size. We ask that these containers are labled clearly that they are for recycle.

Separate your recyclable materials into two categories. One bin should be used for containers and another for paper products. Materials accepted in this program and examples are listed below. All materials should be clean and boxes flat.

NEW: Bloomington-Normal Residential Recycling Illustrated Flyer

Containers

*Note: All containers should be emptied of liquid before recycling.

• Plastic Bottles: #1,2,3,4,5 & 7 plastic containers includes: milk, water, pop, detergent, shampoo, salad dressing bottles, etc. and plastic 6 and 12 pack plastic ring carriers. Lids may be included; keep on the container after cleaning.
• Grocery Containers: #4 & 5 plastic resin such as margarine tubs, frozen dessert cups, six and twelve pack rings, yogurt cups, and narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles. Lids may be included; keep on the container after cleaning.
• Glass Bottles and Jars: Clear, brown, green or blue.
• Aluminum Cans: Also clean disposable trays, pans and foil.
• Steel Cans: Includes empty aerosol cans, beer bottle caps.
• Other: Juice boxes (no straws), gable top cartons, plastic buckets such as kitty litter containers (5 gallon size maximum).

Paper Products

• Newspaper: Newsprint and all inserts.
• Paperboard: Cereal boxes, food boxes, frozen food boxes, beverage boxes, tissue boxes, and other such containers.
• Corrugated Cardboard: Cut down to newspaper size only.
• Magazines
• Junk Mail/Envelopes
• Telephone Books
• Computer Paper/ School Paper
• Gift wrap
• Paper egg cartons
• Books: Soft-cover or hardcover books with the hard covers removed.

Not Acceptable

• #6 plastic - polystyrene including Styrofoam and egg cartons
• Plastic drink cups, dinnerware, and ceramics
• Medicine bottles
• Motor oil containers
• Plastic bags including grocery, bread and dry-clean bags, plastic-wrap
• Flexible vinyl squeeze tubes such as toothpaste, facial cleaners, etc.
• Windows, mirrors, drinking glasses, dishes, soiled towels or napkins

Downtown Bloomington Green and Clean

Allied Waste has placed a single feed recycling dumpster for use by all downtown businesses, organizations and residents in the Recycling Furniture For Families parking lot at 515 North Center Street.

Items accepted include:

• Plastics (codes 1-5, and 7, no restrictions on shapes or sizes within reason)
• Glass
• Cardboard
  

Contact the Downtown Bloomington Association for more information. Look for additional locations coming soon!