Green Bin Program (curbside)
If you do not have a recycling bin, please call 483-4400 or email recycle@lansingmi.gov. We will drop one off at your front door!
Recycling bin full? Don't let that stop you! Make your own bin out of a cardboard box (no larger than a green bin) or a paper grocery bag. As long as the green bin is out, we will gladly pick up all recyclables at the curbside.
The following materials are accepted:
Glass: Transparent and translucent food and beverage bottles and containers. Paper labels are acceptable as are rings and lids on glass containers. All colors of glass are accepted, including green.
Tin/Steel Cans: Food and beverage containers. All sizes, paper labels are acceptable.
Household Scrap Metal: Includes metal pots and pans, metal trays, metal bakeware, toasters, metal utensils, etc. Empty aerosol containers will be accepted. No wire hangers.
Aluminum: Used beverage containers and foil clean of food.
Plastic bottles and containers: #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, #7 (NO #3 PVC or styrofoam)
Bulky Rigid Plastic: Buckets, chairs, toys, bins, barrels, etc. Look for HDPE symbol.
Cartons: Includes milk cartons, juice cartons and boxes, etc.
Newspapers: Includes advertisements and inserts.
Paper: Includes office paper, junk mail, envelopes, file folders, greeting cards, etc.
Magazines & Catalogs: Includes glossy fillers or mailers.
Corrugated cardboard: Flatten and cut down to 2' x 2' pieces. Pizza boxes free of food are acceptable. No waxed cardboard.
Boxboard: Commonly used in dry food and cereal boxes, shoe boxes and other similar packaging.
Paper Grocery bags
Telephone books
Gift wrapping paper: No ribbons or bows
