Fall River, MA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

All plastic bottles and containers labeled 1 through 7, clear, green and brown bottles and jars, tin, steel, aluminum cans (including both deposit and non-deposit beverage cans), newspapers with inserts, cereal boxes, waxy milk and orange juice cartons, cookie boxes, flat or corrugated cardboard, mail, magazines, and all office/home paper shall be placed in the blue or pink recycling carts.

B. Cans formerly containing hazardous materials, pizza boxes, plastic bags, Styrofoam, broken glass, hard-back books, scrap metal, plastic six-pack holders, needles or syringes, plastic microwave trays, mirrors, ceramics or Pyrex, light bulbs, plates or vases, drinking glasses, window glass, hazardous or biohazardous waste, tissues, paper towels, napkins, waxed paper, stickers or sheets of address labels, clothes hangers, pots and pans are not recyclable and shall be disposed of in the green cart.[1] [1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, regarding shredded paper, which immediately followed, was repealed 6-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-9.