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Think 5 - Orange County Recycles Day

JOIN THE CELEBRATION

Join us here in November as we celebrate Orange County Recycles Day!
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Take a Tour of the Orange County Landfill
As part of the celebration, the public is invited to tour the Orange County Landfill and learn about how waste and recyclables are managed.Tours will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Reserve your spot at bit.ly/LandfillTours2025.

A liability waiver must be completed for all participants prior to boarding the bus.

WHAT GOES WHERE

Wondering what to do with your old fluorescent lightbulbs? Confused about whether an empty juice carton or potato chip bag belongs in the recycling cart or the garbage cart? There’s a tool for that!

Use the What Goes Where tool to search for hundreds of items and find out how to properly dispose of them.

DO YOU RECYCLE RIGHT?

Learn about some of the top recycling contaminants below and then test your knowledge by playing the Sorting Game in the What Goes Where tool.

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries power our cell phones, laptops, toys, power tools, watches, and more. If disposed of improperly, they can start dangerous fires, so DO NOT place them in curbside collection carts.

Here's how to take charge and keep our community safe:

Tanglers
Tanglers are “stringy things” like hoses, wires, and plastic bags that can get caught in machinery at recycling facilities, shutting down operations for hours, even days. These items should be disposed of in the green lid garbage cart instead. Many grocery stores have receptacles for plastic bag recycling.

Air Filters
Although air filters contain some recyclable material, they cannot be processed at recycling facilities and should not be put in the blue lid recycling cart. No matter how dirty or clean the filter, these belong in the green lid garbage cart.

THINK 5 COLORING BOOK

These books are a fun way to learn how to recycle right. Pick yours up at an Orange County Library System location near you, or click the image below to access a printable version.

Orange County Recycles with Recycle Riley

Contact Us

Solid Waste Management Division
5901 Young Pine Road
Orlando, FL 32829

Email: Solid.Waste@ocfl.net
Solid Waste Hotline: 407-836-6601

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