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Milk cartons

Milk cartons (plastic or paper) can be put in curbside bins, or taken to the Drop Off-Station and Recovery Yard.
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Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Mixed paper

Mixed paper is accepted in your curbside recycling bins! Mixed paper is still accepted when printed, drawn, or written on. Paper is also accepted with staples. Or, if you have a very large amount, you can drop it off at the Recovery Yard or Drop-Off Station.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Newspaper

Newspaper can be thrown in curbside recycling bins. Or, if you need to recycle large amounts of newspaper, you can take it to the Drop-Off Station or Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Newspaper glossy ads

Glossy ads from newspapers can be put in curbside recycling bins. Or, if you have a large amount, you can take them to the Drop-Off Station and Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Packing paper, not plastic coated

Packing paper that is not plastic coated is accepted in Ann Arbor curbside recycling bins, as well as at the Drop-Off Station and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Paper

Paper is accepted in curbside recycling bins, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard. Paper is still accepted when printed, drawn, or written on. Paper is also accepted with staples.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Pizza Box

Pizza boxes can be composted, no matter how greasy. Pizza boxes are only accepted in curbside recycling bins and at the Drop-Off Station when certain simple rules are followed. Greasy cardboard can be recycled, but pizza and cheese stuck to the box cannot, visually inspect your pizza box food waste, and only recycle the parts that are free of food waste.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Compost

WeCare Denali Ann Arbor Composting Facility

Address: 4150 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Phone: (734) 477-0334

 

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Plant pots (rigid plastic), for recycling

Plant pots made out of rigid plastic are accepted in curbside recycling, at the Drop-Off Station, and at the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Plastic Bottle

Plastic bottles are containers that have a narrow opening compared to the body and typically come with a screw on cap. The screw on caps to bottles are accepted for recycling as long as they are screwed back on tight to the original container. Plastic bottles are accepted in curbside recycling, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastic Bucket

A plastic bucket is a rounded container that comes with a snap on lid (i.e. plastic ice cream pails or cat litter buckets). The flat snap-on lids to these containers are not accepted in the curbside recycling because they cannot be secured back onto the container in such a way that they will not pop off during transport and/or at the recycling sorting facility. Plastic tubs are accepted in curbside recycling, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastic Jar

Plastic jars are containers that usually have screw on caps - for example, peanut butter and mayonnaise jars. The screw on caps to bottles are accepted for recycling as long as they are screwed back on tight to the original container. Plastic jars are accepted in curbside recycling, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastic Jug

Plastic jugs are containers that have a narrow opening compared to the body and typically come with a screw on cap (i.e laundry detergent and vinegar jugs). The screw on caps to jugs are accepted for recycling as long as they are screwed back on tight to the original container. Plastic jugs are accepted in curbside recycling, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastic Tub

A plastic tub is a rounded container that comes with a snap on lid (i.e. cottage cheese and yogurt tubs). The flat snap-on lids to these containers are not accepted in the curbside recycling because they cannot be secured back onto the container in such a way that they will not pop off during transport and/or at the recycling sorting facility. Plastic tubs are accepted in curbside recycling, the Drop-Off Station, and the Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastic Tubs, Bottles, & Containers #1,2,5

Ann Arbor Curbside Recycling accepts #1 (PET), #2 (HDPE), and #5 (PP) plastic bottles, containers, and tubs in the curbside recycling bins. Screw on lids are allowed and should be secured on bottles. Flat snap on lids are not allowed in the curbside recycling bin. All containers, bottles, and tubs should be empty and dry. 
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Plastics #1, #2, & #5

The City of Ann Arbor accepts bottle and tub shaped #1, #2, & #5 plastics in the curbside recycling program. All #2 plastics of any size, shape or color are accepted at the Drop-Off Station as well. Empty, clean and dry #2 shopping bags can be dropped off at our Drop-Off Station and several grocery stores throughout the County, including Kroger and Meijer.  Clean and dry #5 PP caps may be recycled at the Drop-Off Station.  We do not accept #3, #4, #6 or #7 plastics in the curbside recycling program.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Material Recovery Facility

Facility not open to the public. 
 
Address:
4150 Platt Rd. 
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.662.6288

Plates, metal

Metal plates that are in good, sellable condition can be donated to locations throughout the A2 Reuse Network. If the plates are broken, or in a unsellable condition, they are accepted in curbside recycling bins, or at the Drop-Off Station and Recovery Yard.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Area Reuse Network

Habitat for Humanity Restore   

6241 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI

734-276-0599

The Share House

5161 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI

734-222-0876

Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Store

2280 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor MI

734-996-9155

Kiwanis Thrift Sale

100 N Staebler Rd, Ann Arbor, MI

734-665-0450

Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center

1621 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 

734-332-3948

Scrap Creative Reuse

4567 Washtenaw Ave. Ann Arbor, MI

734-800-4137

Friends in Deed 

1196 Ecorse Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48198

734-484-4357

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Steel cans

Steel cans, such as soup cans, can be placed in your curbside recycling bin and are also accepted at the Recovery Yard and the Drop-Off Station.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Telephone books

More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Tin Cans

Tin cans, such as cans from canned vegetables or cat food, are recyclable in curbside recycling, at the Drop-Off Station, and at the Recovery Yard. To ensure the lids get recycled with the can, put the lids in the empty can and squeeze the top of the can on opposite sides to create an eye-shaped opening that doesn't allow the lid to fall out.
More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 

Recovery Yard

Address:
7891 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone:
734.426.2280
Public drop-off hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 3:15 pm
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
 

Yard Sign

Yard signs made of paper or cardboard can be disassembled and recycled curbside. Wire cannot be deposited into curbside recycling bins.

More info
Accepted at:

A2 Curbside Recycling

Address:
Recycle Ann Arbor
P.O. Box 246, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone:
734.662.6288

Drop-Off Station

Address:
2950 East Ellsworth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone:
734.971.7400
Hours:
What's Accepted    
Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm 
CLOSED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, & SUNDAYS
Credit Cards ONLY. No cash/check. 
 
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