While recycling in the City of Plantation is not mandatory, the City strongly encourages residents to recycle any and all recyclable materials.  Recycling reduces the amount of solid waste placed in the regular blue trash bags, and thus lowers the overall cost of residential solid waste services.  In order to recycle, the City of Plantation requires all non-multifamily residents, single-family homes, townhouses, duplexes and triplexes (other than those located in Plantation Acres or Melaleuca Isles) to use Plantation's clear recycling bags for their solid waste recycling. 

Collection Services are provided one time per week, beginning at 7:00 a.m. and normally ending by 7:00 p.m., with no services on Sunday or Christmas.  Place your recycling into a clear recycling bag curbside on your designated day for pickup.

The following items may be mixed, also referred to as commingling. Please remove all caps and rinse containers before placing into the clear recycling bag or multifamily container. If caps are not removed, waste is considered contaminated and cannot be recycled.

• All clear and colored glass except for blue. For broken glass, please wrap the glass in newspaper and then place it in the bag.
• All food cans including tin, steel and aluminum
• All plastics with recycling number 1, 2, and 3
• All waxed milk and juice cartons
• Newspapers. Single-family residents may put newspapers and/or newspaper inserts into a paper bag (do not seal) and place curbside. Magazines, catalogs, phonebooks, office paper, junk mail and chipboard (cereal boxes) may also be placed in the same recycle bag as their newspapers. A separate recycle bag is not required.
• Multi-family residents may use container designated specifically for newspapers and newspaper inserts located on site.
• Cardboard must be flattened down and tied into a bundle not to exceed 36" by 36". Cardboard boxes placed curbside on a non-recycle day will be disposed of with regular garbage.

You may purchase clear recycling bags at all local Whole Foods, Publix and Winn Dixie stores in the following packaging and pricing:

10 Garbage bags/3 Recycle bags:  $17.14
20 Garbage bags:  $33.20
30 Recycle bags:  $5.40

Plantation’s Recycling Drop-Off Center
Drop-off Center
750 NW 91st Avenue
The following items can be accepted at the Recycling Drop-off Center. Separate bins are provided for each items. Please remove all caps and rinse containers before placing into the recycling bin. This service is free for residents. Proof of residency required. Items should be placed individually into bins - not in plastic bags.

• All clear and colored glass except for blue
• All food cans including tin, steel and aluminum
• All plastics with recycling number 1, 2, and 3
• All waxed milk and juice cartons
• Newspapers

Hours of Operation

• Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.