Recycling

Bartow Recycles

If your recycle cart is blue with a yellow lid and says "City Of Bartow," you are serviced by the City of Bartow

Accepted Materials for Recycling

Ensure that items are empty, clean, and dry.

Paper & Cardboard

Cardboard, corrugated cardboard, gift boxes, shoe boxes, etc., office paper, file folders, magazines, catalogs, newspaper and inserts, junk mail, telephone books, envelopes with plastic windows, photocopies, computer printouts, cereal boxes, frozen food boxes, and phone books.

Do not recycle soiled or food-stained material. Paper or cardboard contaminated by waste (animal or human) or wet food are not recyclable. No pizza boxes, napkins, tissues, waxed paper, carbon paper, laminated paper, fast food wrappers, or foil.

Aluminum / Metal

Aluminum, tin or steel cans, foil, pie tins. Empty aerosol cans - do not puncture. Discard caps.

Plastic

Plastic bottles and containers - all colors.

Glass

Glass bottles and jars.

Do not recycle containers with hazardous waste, including any oil, light bulbs, fluorescent lamps, windows, mirrors, electronics, tableware, ceramics, or Pyrex.

Miscellaneous

Do not recycle plastic grocery bags, food waste, yard waste, batteries, cellphones or other electronics, clothing, styrofoam, garden hoses, or construction waste.

How Our All-in-One Recycling System Works

Single-Stream Recycling

Under the single-stream recycling system, all recyclables go into one cart. The city-provided cart for recycling must remain at the assigned property. The serial number and radio frequency tag help us assign carts to every address.

Using automated trucks, solid waste crews will empty your recycling cart once per week. At the recycling plant, recyclables are separated and bundled for processing. The cost of recycling is already included in your solid waste charge of $20.92.

Upon request, an additional cart will be provided for a $5 charge per month. Place your cart at the curb by 7 am. Place the cart 4 feet away from your garbage cart and all other objects.

Remember, you will be fined $5 per incident if:

Your recycling cart(s) contains food, animal waste, hazardous waste, garbage waste, electronics, or any other items prohibited.
Your recycling or garbage cart is left at the curb. Please remove carts by dark on the day following collection.

If You've Got (Lots of) Cardboard

The City can help with that. The City of Bartow Solid Waste Department accepts cardboard from City residents. Boxes should be empty and free of debris and food residue. Drop off at 2060 E Highway 60 Monday through Friday, from 8 am to noon and from 1 to 4 pm.

Please check in at the office prior to drop off. Questions? Call 863-534-0181.