How to sort your waste

Do not put recyclables, organics, or hazardous waste in your black garbage cart. If your recycling and compost carts are contaminated with garbage, Republic Services will not pick them up.

Each household in Piedmont gets a cart for each type of waste:

  • Black cart is for landfill trash
  • Blue is for recyclables
  • Green is for compost and organic waste

Use StopWaste’s RE:Source waste sorting guide to find out what items to put in each cart.

Common items people ask about

Item Container
Aerosol can (empty) blue recycling cart
Aseptic packs blue recycling cart
Berry baskets (woven plastic) black landfill cart
Compostable plastic foodware (BPI certified) black landfill cart
Egg cartons black landfill cart
Milk & ice cream cartons black landfill cart
Pizza box (any grease staining) green organics cart
Soiled paper green organics cart
Sponges black landfill cart
Styrofoam blocks or packing peanuts black landfill cart
To-go hot beverage cups (coffee cups) green organics cart

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