How to recycle paper straws
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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.