Take5 was developed by the City of Fort Lauderdale to improve the recycling collection program by eliminating contamination and increasing the quality of collected materials. This helps to keep the costs to our City as low as possible. Global and local contamination is a major issue of concern and now it is our time to do our part in Fort Lauderdale by recycling only the 5 acceptable items.
Items You Can Recycle
Paper
Newspaper
Envelopes
Junk mail
Phone books
Brochures
Magazines
Ream wrappers
Cardboard
File folders
Poster board
Frozen food boxes
Cardboard boxes
Milk cartons
Plastic
Milk jugs
Water/Soda containers
Shampoo
Soap
Detergent
Metal
Aluminum cans
Food cans
Glass
Beverage containers
Glass food jars
What is Contamination?
Contamination occurs when garbage and non-recyclable materials are placed in recycling carts with good recycling materials.
