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Items Collected & Sorting Recyclables
How to Sort
Curbside
Separate the items below in separate sacks. Do not tie sacks. Items not properly separated will be left at the curb.
Items Accepted (Curbside)
- Paper
- Plastic
- Metal
- Flattened corrugated cardboard
Drop-Off Recycling Center
Items Accepted (Drop-off Recycling Center)
- Glass (in purple container only)
- Paper, plastic, metal (in mixed containers only)
- Flattened corrugated cardboard (in cardboard container only)
Where & How to Recycle These Items
Glass is not accepted curbside.
Acceptable (in purple drop-off bins only) |
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All colors of glass bottles & jars (including clear, blue, green, and brown) |
Not accepted:
- Window/pane glass
- Laminated glass/windshields
- Porcelain, ceramic, China/leaded glass, milk glass
- Pyrex, Corningware, dishware
- Mirrors
- Light bulbs
Note: Rinse; labels may remain on. Place in the purple glass recycling bin only.
Put only glass in the purple glass recycling bin. Paper, trash, or non-glass items can contaminate the load.
If the purple glass bin is not on site, it is being emptied and will return soon. Do not leave glass on the ground and do not place glass in any other bin.
Area glass drop-off recycling locations (look for the purple container):
- Coralville Drop-off Recycling Center (212 1st St., Coralville)
- Upper City Park (200 Park Rd, Iowa City)
- Robert A. Lee Recreation Center parking lot (220 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City)
- East Side Recycling Center (2401 Scott Blvd. SE, Iowa City)
- South Riverside Recycling Center (1200 South Riverside Dr., Iowa City)
- Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center (3900 Hebl Ave. SW, Iowa City)
Acceptable (Curbside & Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center) |
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Aluminum pans/pie pans |
Aluminum foil (clean and crumpled into two inch ball) |
Food cans (such as soup and tuna cans) |
Drop-Off Recycling Center: Place in labeled bin. Do not place in cardboard bin or the purple glass bin.
Note: Remove labels and rinse. Remove ends and crush to save space (ends may be placed in the crushed can).
Acceptable (Curbside & Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center) |
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Plastics #1, 2, and 5 |
Juice bottles |
Milk jugs |
Plastic bottles and lids |
Soda/pop bottles |
NO PLASTIC BAGS |
Curbside sorting: Put all plastics in a sack.
Drop-Off Recycling Center: Place in labeled bin. Do not place in cardboard bin or the purple glass bin.
Note: Rinse; labels may remain on. Crush to save space.
Acceptable (Curbside & Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center) |
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Cardboard egg cartons |
Chipboard (cereal boxes, etc. should be flattened and liners removed) |
Envelopes (plastic windows allowed) |
File folders |
Greeting cards (no glitter or metallic designs) |
Junk mail |
Magazines & catalogs |
Newspapers, including ads |
Paper |
Paper towel tubes |
Phone books (soft cover) and paperback books |
Drop-Off Recycling Center: Place in labeled bin. Do not place in cardboard bin or the purple glass bin.
Acceptable (Curbside & Coralville Drop-off Recycling Center) |
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Corrugated cardboard |
Drop-Off Recycling Center: Place in labeled bin that says "Cardboard Only." Do not place in the purple glass bin or any other bin.
You Must Recycle Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard is recyclable and is not allowed in your trash. Cardboard is banned from the landfill. The cardboard ban diverts about 4,000 tons of cardboard from the landfill each year.
What if I put corrugated cardboard in the trash?
Coralville customers who place recyclable corrugated cardboard in their garbage will receive a notice and their trash cart will not be emptied.
What about pizza boxes?
Cardboard that has food on it cannot be recycled and goes in the trash. Pizza boxes that are clean and do not have food residue may be recycled.
If pizza boxes are messy, tear off the top of the box to recycle the clean part. Then place the greasy part of the pizza box in the trash.
How to Recycle Corrugated Cardboard
- Curbside: Flatten into sections no larger than 2’ x 3’ and put them under your curbside recycling bin.
- Drop off: Flatten cardboard and take it to the Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center (950 Hughes St., open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) or any recycling drop-off location in Johnson County. View area recycling sites
Contact your property manager or home owners/condo owners association regarding recycling services. Coralville offers curbside recycling and trash collection for single family and duplex housing only. If you do not have on-site recycling collection, take corrugated cardboard to the Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center or other recycling drop-off locations in Johnson County.
Not Accepted (Neither Curbside Nor Coralville Drop-Off)
Other options may be available
Plastic Bags - Coralville recycling does not accept plastic bags, plastic film, and Styrofoam. Plastic bags/film are generally made of HDPE (# 2 plastic) or LDP (# 4 plastic).
- Products like plastic bags/film tend to get tangled up at recycling processing plants and slow down or damage the processing equipment. Generally, recycling processing plants do not want or accept plastic bags /film due to possible damage to their equipment.
- What you can do: Recycle plastic bags at participating area retailers.
- Coralville does not accept aseptic (soup, milk, etc.) containers. These containers are made with layers of plastic, paper, and aluminum sandwiched together.
- What you can do: Aseptic containers may be recycled at the East Side Recycling Center and Iowa City Landfill and Recycle Center. Area recycling drop-off locations
- Gift wrap paper, hardcover books, napkins, tissues, non-biodegradable paper cups/plates, photos, packing paper, styrofoam (including foam egg cartons), packing peanuts, or toys are not accepted.
- What you can do: Place these in your garbage.
More Information
For more information about recycling, call 319.248.1740.
Contact Us
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Aaron TeBockhorst
Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator
EmailPh: 319.248.1740
Coralville Drop-off Recycling Center
(New location)
212 1st St.
Coralville, IA 52241Monday-Friday: 7:00 am-3:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am-12:00 pm