Living in Shorewood: Recycling

Single Sort Recycling Service

The City of Shorewood has joined over 75,000 households in the Twin Cities to participate in a unique and innovative recycling program called RecycleBank.  Allied Waste Services is our recycling services provider, offering “Single Sort” Recycling & RecycleBank. 

Carts are emptied on an every other week basis. You and your family will earn RecycleBank Reward Points for your recycling efforts. The more our residents recycle, the more RecycleBank Points you’ll earn. 

Each recycling cart has its own individual RecycleBank ID Tag that associates your cart with your address, allowing Allied Waste & RecycleBank to keep track of your recycling participation and reward you.  Your account is then credited with RecycleBank Points based on how much recycling has been picked up in Shorewood.  You are able to go online, log into your personal account and redeem your RecycleBank Points for rewards.  No computer? No problem.  Call RecycleBank’s Customer Care line toll free at 1-888-727-2978. More Questions? Click Here

When is Recycling Service Pick-up?

Recycling is every other Wednesday on the mainland, Thursday on the Islands. Carts are to be curbside by 7:00 A.M.

Print out our Recycling Calendar Brochure for a quick reference guide on dates and acceptable items.

What Can I Recycle?

YES!
What can be recycled in your single sort recycling cart?

NO!
These items can't be recycled. Put them in your trash cart.

Magazines, Newspaper
Office and School Paper (colored paper too)
Mixed Mail and Phone Books
Cardboard
Boxboard (cereal and cake boxes)
Brown Paper Bags
ALuminum Cans
Tin and Steel Cans
Glass Jars and Bottles
Plastic Milk Jugs
Plastic Bottles - with necks only

No Plastic Bags
No Food Waste, Garbage or Yard Waste
No Food Tainted Items
No Pizza Boxes
No Egg Cartons
No Ice Cream Cartons
No Paper/Waxy Milk Cartons
No Aluminum Foil
No Plastic Cups and Silverware
No Aerosol Cans
No Plastic other than Bottles
(items like clear plastic berry containers)
No Juice Boxes/Bags

Other Recycling Opportunities