Material List

We Can Take
We Cannot Take
Preparation
Plastic
Containers #1 - #7
Grocery Bags
Film Plastic
Styrofoam
Remove tops and place in bin
empty completely
flatten (optional)
Glass
All Color Bottles and Jars
Pyrex
ceramic
window glass
Remove tops and place in bin
empty completely
Cans
Aluminum Cans
bi-metal (or 'tin') cans
Aluminum foil
food trays
aluminum siding, windows, etc.
Empty completely
flatten (optional)
Newsprint
Newspaper and inserts
Plastic bags that protect the newspaper
Place newspaper and inserts into a brown paper bag or bin
Mixed Paper
Magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, windowed envelopes, office paper, chipboard (cereal boxes)
Milk cartons, individual drink boxes, 12 pack drink cartons, frozen food packages, dog food bags, copier paper ream wraps, textbooks
Flatten Boxes
Cardboard
Flattened Corrugated Boxes
Excessive tape, Styrofoam packaging, Oversized boxes, excessive amounts
Flatten corrugated cardboard boxes

Instructions for New Customers:

  1. Refer to Service Description for details
  2. Sign Up Online
  3. Tell your neighbors what we are doing.
  4. Refer to the Material List and start recycling!!

Mailing Address:

Phoenix Recycling
PO Box 850315
New Orleans, LA 70185