What to Recycle?
Bethany residents can use the Recycling Drop-off Center located at 755 Amity Road, open Tuesday from 7:30am-12:30pm and Wednesday-Saturday from 7:30am-3:00pm.
Please recycle your bottles & cans, paper & cardboard. Items must be clean and dry.
Please learn more about what is accepted here.
PLEASE RECYCLE:
Plastic Bottles, Jars, Jugs, & Tubs
Plastic Bottles and Containers (clean & empty containers with lids and caps ON)
Plastic Soda, Water & Drink Bottles
Plastic Food & Household Bottles/Jars
(screw top bottles and jars, ex. ketchup, mayonnaise, detergent, shampoo)Plastic Tubs & Lids
(ex. yogurt, margarine, cottage cheese)Plastic Produce, Deli & Bakery Containers, Cups, Trays
(berries/produce containers)
Please do not include:
No plastic bags or plastic utensils. Bring plastic bags back to the grocery store.
No black plastic take-out containers
No Polystyrene (Styrofoam)
No bulky plastics (buckets, crates) or toys
No flower pots
No containers that contained hazardous waste
Glass Bottles and Jars
Glass bottles and jars (empty containers with caps OFF)
All glass colors
Please do not include:
No windows, mirrors, or auto glass
No light bulbs (fluorescent bulbs should be disposed of properly)
No dishes, ceramics, or Pyrex
No containers that contained hazardous waste
Metal Cans & Aluminum
Metal cans and Aluminum (empty containers)
Steel, tin, and aluminum cans
Clean aluminum pie plates, trays, and foil
Please do not include:
No chains, wires or hangers
No aerosol containers
No pots and pans
No containers that contained hazardous waste
Paper and Cardboard
Magazines & Catalogs
All newspapers & inserts
Paperboard (cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.) & paper bags
Cardboard – please flatten
Empty Pizza boxes
Office paper, Junk mail (Staples, paperclips, spirals, & plastic envelope windows are OK)
Brown bags
Phone books
Cartons, empty and replace cap
Please do not include:
No recyclables with food waste (food soiled paper can go in your green bags!)
No napkins, paper towels, tissues (put these in your green bags!)
No frozen food boxes
No gift wrap
No foam padding
More Information
For more information, please contact the Town of Bethany
Bethany Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm