Fort Wayne offers biweekly single-stream curbside recycling to all residents with a 96-gallon cart. Participation is voluntary but encouraged. Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, metal cans, and plastics #1-2 and #5.
Fort Wayne Solid Waste provides single-stream recycling collected every other week, opposite the trash week. All accepted recyclables go in the same 96-gallon blue or green recycling cart. Accepted: newspaper, magazines, office paper, corrugated cardboard (flattened), cereal and food boxes (no liner), aluminum and steel cans (rinsed), plastic bottles and jugs marked #1 PETE and #2 HDPE, and rigid plastics marked #5. NOT accepted: plastic bags, film, styrofoam, glass (in most programs due to market conditions), food-contaminated items, diapers, hoses, or electronics. Glass may be dropped off at designated Allen County sites. Contamination rates drive service costs, so following the list matters. Indiana does not mandate recycling; the program is voluntary for residents but funded by city solid waste fees.
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