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Paper labels on containers

How to recycle paper labels on containers

Paper labels

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

Put paper labels on containers:

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

Special instructions

  • Remove paper labels from plastic containers, glass jars and food cans where possible. Recycle each item separately in your blue cart.
  • Paper labels/stickers that are not easily removed are ok to leave on container.
  • Put stickers into the black cart as garbage.

Why should I remove paper labels?

Removing paper labels helps make the containers cleaner so they can be recycled properly. The paper labels can also be recycled as well.

Map of community recycling depots