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Bottle caps and milk jug lids

How to dispose of bottle caps, wine corks and milk lids

Bottle caps

Beer caps

Jug lids

Screw caps

Examples of small lids

  • Beer caps
  • Pop lids
  • Milk caps
  • Wine caps (including aluminum caps)
  • Bottle lids
  • Beverage lids
  • Cannabis drink lid covers

  • Put into your black cart

Put small plastic and metal lids into your black cart as garbage.

Tip: If the lid is smaller than the palm of your hand, it belongs in the garbage.

Why can't this be recycled?

  • Even if they are made from a recyclable material, caps are too small and light to be sorted properly by the sorting machines at the recycling facility and end up contaminating other recyclables. 
  • If you take your beverage containers directly back to a bottle depot, it is ok to leave lids and caps on in that case.

 

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