Recycle Here! is free for all Detroit residents

Bring your recyclable materials to Recycle Here! The staff will help you sort materials into the correct bin.

Acceptable materials include:

• Styrofoam: Take out containers and packaging materials. All items must be clean and of a proper consistency of polystyrene. Tip: if you can bend it, you cannot recycle it
• Hard Plastics: #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, and #7. To assure that an item is recyclable it must be labeled with a recycling number and symbol from the manufacturer.
• Film Plastics: #2 and #4 – grocery bags and packaging Tip: you need to be able to stretch the bag
• Metal: All containers, all types. Large scrap items will be subject to the discretion of staff
• Glass: All containers. No window glass, treated glass, or Pyrex.
• Paper: All loose leaf, magazines, newspaper, mailers, envelopes, posters, and flyers. NO tissue paper or wax paper. All shredded paper should arrive bagged separately.
• Cardboard: Boxes are easy to identify, but be sure that the inside is in fact brown paper material. Cardboard must be broken down, flattened and easy to handle
• Aseptic Cartons: All carton containers such as orange juice cartons
• All materials must be clean, containers empty, and boxes flattened

No Hazardous Materials!

Recycle Here! currently does not accept electronics, batteries, light bulbs, or ink cartridges. You can recycle those and other items at the City of Detroit Household Hazardous Recycling Facility. at 2000 E Ferry St, Detroit MI (near I-75 and I-94). The facility is open every Thursday from 7:30 am – 2:00 pm and the fourth Saturday of the month from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm This facility is open to Detroit residents ONLY and there is no charge!