Plastic and paper to-go cups are now accepted in Lewisville's curbside recycling.
Waste Management announced in November that plastic cups made of polypropylene and paper to-go cups are now on the list of accepted recyclable materials.
Read the full WM article HERE
Polypropylene cups are approaching a qualification for a Widely Recyclable designation from How2Recycle®, North America's most recognizable on-pack disposal label, which would mean more than 60 percent of U.S. residents can recycle plastic beverage cups curbside. The Recycling Partnership's State of Recycling Report indicates households generate on average about the same amount of polypropylene as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) used for items such as laundry detergent, milk or shampoo bottles, yet the recycling rate for polypropylene is one-third of what it is for HDPE.
Paper beverage to-go cups are trending toward meeting the criteria for the Check Locally designation from How2Recycle, which would mean at least 20 percent of communities accept paper cups in curbside recycling collection.
Thank you for recycling right.
- For more recycling information, please visit lewisvillenc.net/recycling.
- For information on the Town's Special Recycling events, please visit lewisvillenc.net/specialrecycling.