Moving into a new home is an exciting and challenging experience. As you decide how to manage your power, water, gas and garbage collection services, now is also a great time to establish your recycling routine. The City of Lincoln has made it easy for you to help conserve natural resources and divert waste from the landfill. Just follow this guide:
When arranging your garbage collection service, know that garbage collectors also offer recycling pickup. It’s easy, convenient and affordable. The weekly cost for this service is less than a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop.
Another option is to take your recyclables to one of the City’s conveniently-located recyclables collection sites for no fee. Find your nearest location on the map below .
Start by focusing on the basics: paper, cardboard, cans and plastic bottles and tubs. These essential items are the easiest to divert from the landfill and process into new products. Make sure everything is empty and clean, because soiled or wet materials can cause your entire load to be sent to the landfill.
Plastic bags and glass are recyclable, but they must be separated from other recyclables. Plastic bags can tangle up in sorting equipment, and broken glass in a recycling bin could cause your entire load to be sent to the landfill. Take bags to supermarket collection sites. Some recycling collectors do not accept glass (check with your collector). Clean glass bottles and jars can be recycled at city recyclables collection sites.
Clean and dry corrugated cardboard is not accepted in the landfill. (Lincoln Municipal Code 8.32.040). Corrugated cardboard, an easily recyclable material, is three layers of paper with a corrugated or rippled middle layer. Residents must ensure that clean, dry corrugated cardboard is not placed in trash containers. This helps dramatically reduce the amount of material going to Lincoln’s landfill. Learn more about the cardboard disposal ban at lincoln.ne.gov/cardboard.
Most refuse items can be recycled or placed in the trash, but some hazardous household items require special attention. Lincoln’s Hazardous Waste Center, 5101 N. 48th Street, is the convenient collection location for household toxic chemicals and hazardous waste. Visit haztogo.com for more details.
From April 1 to December 1, grass and leaves (including crabgrass and pine needles) cannot be mixed with other waste or placed in plastic bags for general waste collection. Tree trimmings, garden waste and weeds can be included with regular household garbage. Consider mulching or composting your grass and leaves or taking yard waste to the North 48th Street Transfer Station, 5105 N. 48th St. You can also subscribe to yard waste collection through your local garbage collector.
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