Public Works Department
Burbank
Recycle Center
500 South Flower
Street
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
The City of Burbank Public Works Department provides a curbside Automated Collection Program for the collection of refuse, recyclables, and green waste at all single-family residences and multi-family residences of four units or fewer. For information regarding what to place in the curbside blue recycling container, please visit the Street and Sanitation Division Blue Container web site. Call the Recycle Center (BRC) at (818) 238-3900 for information regarding multi-family residence and business recycling. There is no extra charge for business or multi-family recycling. For information regarding California Refund (or Redemption) Value (CRV) on bottles and cans, call the BRC or 1-800-RECYCLE (1-800-732-9253). CRV can be claimed at the BRC when you bring in your bottles and cans. Click here to go to the Department of Conservation Division of Recycling for rate information. Beverage Container Recycling - Home
What Can Be Recycled in Burbank?
AT THE CURB
(blue cart or white recycle bin)
please rinse all containers
AT THE RECYCLE CENTER
please rinse all containers
Paper
Newspaper (including inserts)
Office paper (white and colored)
Computer paper
Corrugated cardboard
Cardboard boxes and paper bags
Phone books
Magazines and catalogs
Food/detergent boxes
Office mix (file folders, fax paper, envelopes, advertisements, flyers, etc.)
Junk mail, bulk mail, and scrap paper
Paper bound with non-water soluble glue (paperback books, overnight mail packages, etc.)
Metal
All food and drink cans
Aluminum beverage cans
Aerosol non-hazardous cans emptied (whipped cream, cooking oils, etc.
Clean aluminum foil and foil food trays
Plastic
All household plastic bottles coded 1 through 7; plastic containers too.
Beverage containers
Soda bottles
Salad dressing bottles
Milk and water jugs
Detergent/cleaning, lotion bottles
Please rinse to remove residue
Glass
Juice, soda, water, beer, wine, liquor bottles and food jars
Paper
Newspaper (including inserts)
Office paper (white and colored)
Computer paper
Corrugated cardboard
Cardboard boxes and paper bags
Phone books
Magazines and catalogs
Food/detergent boxes
Office mix (file folders, fax paper, envelopes, advertisements, flyers, etc.)
Junk mail, bulk mail, and scrap paper
Paper bound with non-water soluble glue (paperback books, hardback books, overnight mail packages, etc.)
Milk cartons (clean and rinsed)
Metal
All food and drink cans
Aluminum beverage cans
Aerosol non-hazardous cans emptied (whipped cream, cooking oils, etc.
Clean aluminum foil and foil food trays
Other scrap aluminum (screens, chairs, etc.)
Plastic
All household plastic bottles and containers coded 1 through 7:
Beverage containers
Soda bottles
Salad dressing bottles
Milk and water jugs
Detergent/cleaning, lotion bottles
Margarine tubs, food containers
Glass
Juice, soda, water, beer, wine, liquor bottles and food jars
All CA redemption bottles
Separate by color
| NOT RECYCLABLE Packaging made of mixture of paper, plastic, metallics; carbon paper, and blueprints (plotter paper ok); polystyrene (Styrofoam). Hazardous Wastes (i.e., spray paint, bug spray, paint, chemicals, pesticides, etc.) |
Items such as TVs, refrigerators, cabinets, etc. can be picked up curbside on your normal day of collection. Click the link above for more information. |
OTHER MATERIALS RECYCLED AT THE CENTER ONLY Scrap
metal. No payment available. |
Click here for
Household Hazardous Waste
MATERIALS ACCEPTED AT THE BURBANK RECYCLE CENTER. The following materials are accepted at the Buyback/Dropoff Center at the Burbank Recycle Center at 500 South Flower Street from 8am-5pm Monday-Friday and 8am-4pm Saturday. For information regarding California Refund (or Redemption) Value on bottles and cans, call the Recycle Center at (818) 238-3900 or 1-800-RECYCLE (1-800-732-9253).
Paper
How to prepare: Separate all grades as listed above. No need to remove stamps, staples, tape, glue, clips, or plastic windows. Place each item in the proper bin at the Recycle Center.
Do not recycle: Packaging made of a mixture of both paper and plastic, metallic papers, carbon paper, and blueprints.
Metal
Aluminum beverage cans and aluminum food cans (e.g. cat food cans)
Steel/tin food and beverage cans
Aerosol NON-hazardous cans (completely empty)
Clean aluminum foil and foil food trays
Other scrap metal (screens, chairs, small pieces of pipe, cooking pots, etc.)
How to prepare: Empty and rinse containers.
Do not recycle: Hazardous aerosol cans (spray paint, bug spray, etc.), and other hazardous waste ( paint, chemicals, pesticides, medicines, etc.). Visit the Household Hazardous Waste page for information on how to dispose of these materials.
Glass Containers
All glass bottles and jars (mayonnaise, apple juice bottles, wine and liquor bottles, etc.)
CA redemption bottles (beer, juice, wine coolers, etc.)
How to prepare: Separate by color (clear, brown, green). Place blue glass bottles with the green bottles. No need to remove labels. Remove lids and empty. Rinse if necessary to remove residue.
Do not recycle: Drinking glasses, ceramics, dishes, mirrors, window glass, and light bulbs.
Plastic Bottles
Water bottles
Juice bottles
One and two liter soda bottles
Milk and water jugs
Detergent/cleaning product bottles
Personal care bottles
While most plastic bottles are coded 1 (PET) or 2 (HDPE), the Burbank Recycle Center accepts all household bottles coded 1 through 7.
How to prepare: Remove lids. Empty and rinse if necessary. Flatten if possible. Separate bottles by code and place them in the labeled bins at the Recycle Center.
Do not recycle: Plastics that are not bottles and polystyrene (styrofoam). Please return plastic grocery bags to supermarkets where they are readily recycled or take them to the Recycle Center.
E-waste (Burbank residents & businesses are limited to two complete computers per visit)
Cell phones
Computers, monitors
Electronic toys
Microwave ovens
Network equipment
Printers
Stereos
Telephones
Televisions
Vacuum cleaners
VCRs
Video games
How to prepare: Place these items carefully in the electronics bin at the Recycle Center. If you have numerous computers, monitors, printers, etc., please call the Recycle Center so that we can put you in direct contact with the recyclers of quantities of these products.
Other items accepted at the Burbank Recycle Center
Toner cartridges
Video tapes
CDs
Six-pack rings
Eyeglasses
Hearing aids (The Lions Club applications for hearing aids are available at the Recycle Center administration building office.)
Household batteries
Waste oil and oil filters (see the Waste Oil Recycling and Oil Filter Recycling web pages for more information)
Anti-freeze
Sneakers, tennis shoes
If you are a business or have large quantities of a material, please call the Burbank Recycle Center at (818) 238-3900. We may have places where you can take the material directly or companies that will pick it up from you. There are also state and county agencies that have free materials exchange programs.