All recycling materials will be collected on Wednesdays.

Recycling is single-stream, which means that items do not need to be sorted. The co-mingled recycling items will be transported to a materials recovery facility for sorting and transporting to various markets.

The cart with the yellow lid is to be used for recycling only.  Please keep lid of recycling container closed at all times. Rain that gets on paper products makes them un-recyclable. 

Place clean and empty recyclables loose in carts. Don't placed bagged or boxed recyclables in carts. 

For tips, see Waste Management's Recycle 101 video, or check out the guide below.

These Items Go in the Recycling Carts

Mixed Paper

Please keep these items dry and remove plastic bags, which can cause the automated sorting system to fail.

Mail, catalogs, mixed paper

Newspapers

Magazines

Paper roll cores

Paper bags

Paper boxes from cereal, shoes, eggs, toothpaste, etc

Cardboard boxes (flattened)

• If there is too large a quantity, please call Waste Management at 321-723-4455 or the City's ECO Division at 321-608-5080 to schedule a special pickup.

Plastic and Cans

Please refer to the guide below when determining which plastic items can go into the curbside bin. Even if an item has the chasing arrows symbol, that does not mean it can be recycled at our local material recovery facility (MRF). Chasing arrows with the numbers were created by the American Chemistry Council for the plastics industry to know what type of plastic is being manufactured. It was not for the purpose of recycling and has become misleading and confusing for the consumer. If you have any questions, please call the City's ECO Division at 321-608-5080.

Plastic yogurt, salsa, margarine containers with lids (rinsed)

Metal beverage and food cans (rinsed)

Clean and empty non-hazardous aerosol cans (lids OK)

Bottles, jugs, and tubs with lids (rinsed)

Plastic milk, juice and water jugs (empty and dry)

Clean aluminum pans

Glass

Any color bottles and jars (lids removed; labels OK).

These Go In the Trash

DO NOT place the following items in your recycling cart (they can be placed in the garbage cart or, in some cases, deposited at a facility that accepts them):

DO NOT put any of the following items into your recycling cart:

• Plastic bags of all kinds, plastic packaging and films
• Wrapping paper
• Pet food bags
• Paper towels, napkins and coffee cups
• Plastic silverware, cups and lids
• Shredded paper

Clam shell containers

Disposable cups

Milk, juice, other drink boxes

Clothes hangers

Aluminum foil 

Styrofoam food containers, products and packaging materials

Plastic plant pots

Window and mirror glass

Light bulbs

Pyrex glass

Ceramics

Alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D)

Download and Print This Guide

This recycling guide is also available in PDF format that you can download and print. 

For More Information

• For service needs or questions, contact Waste Management at 321-723-4455 or send an e-mail to centralfloridaservice@wm.com.
• You can also call the City of Melbourne's ECO Division at 321-608-5080 or send an e-mail to recycle@mlbfl.org.
• If you live outside of Melbourne, contact your local government or the company that provides collection services.
• View Brevard County's Room-by-Room Recycling Guide.