The Lexington Recycle Center has reopened after undergoing extensive upgrades. Paper is once again being accepted in curbside recycle carts and mixed recycling dumpsters. Cartons, such a broth boxes, milk cartons and juice boxes, are now added to the list of acceptable materials.
The Recycle Center now accepts:
- aluminum and steel cans, tins and lids
- #1 and #2 plastic bottles, jars and jugs (caps on)
- paper, paperboard and cardboard
- cartons (caps on)
- glass bottles and jars; cardboard; and paperboard
Materials put in
recycle carts and dumpsters should be clean, dry and loose. Recyclable
materials should never be bagged. A downloadable flyer of acceptable materials
is available at www.LexingtonKY.gov/Recycle.
Over $4.2 million was invested to upgrade equipment and improve the sorting process. The sorting process now has more optical sensors to better sort plastics. Glass is sorted out earlier in the process to reduce equipment damage from broken glass.
The Carton Council awarded the city with a grant, alongside the city's investment. The Recycle Center is now able to sort cartons thanks to the grant funding.
A private contractor processed the city's recycling while the Recycle Center was being renovated.
The city will continue to service the seven yellow paper bins scattered around Lexington. The paper-only program will be evaluated after several months to determine whether it is still adding value to the city’s overall recycling efforts.
The Lexington Recycle Center serves communities throughout Central Kentucky. It is important that people who recycle in Lexington and in partnering communities recycle right. Recycling is local. Unwanted materials can harm equipment and put employees at risk. For more information, visit LexingtonKY.gov/Recycle.
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