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Paper straw

Paper straws

  • Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot

Put empty and clean paper straws:

  • Into your blue cart for recycling
  • Take to a community recycling depot

Special instructions

  • Rinse out any food residue before recycling.

Why can’t this be composted?

Paper straws often have a thin plastic coating that breaks down into smaller pieces of plastic contaminating the final compost.

Map of community recycling depots