Residential Recycling
Reuse & Exchange
Centers & Services
Special Disposal
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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 309-434-2220 or visit the
City of Bloomington Recycling and Garbage website for more information.
Separate your recyclable materials into two categories. One blue 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!
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