Western Phoenix Suburbs Expand Plastic Curbside Recycling

by Trey Granger
Published on August 29th, 2008
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The Maricopa County cities of Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Surprise will now be able to recycle additional plastic products at the curb thanks to an expanded plastic recycling program by Waste Management.

These cities’ curbside programs will now take Bag Central Station program.

Other Phoenix-area cities including Chandler and Gilbert already accept all plastics. The rest of the Valley accepts the more common plastics #1 and #2, which includes most plastic bottles.

Find out where you can recycle all types of plastics using Earth911.

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Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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