Plastic Recycling Bin Color Guide: What Goes Where

- Blue: Mixed paper and cardboard

- Green: Glass bottles and jars, sometimes also broken glass

- Yellow: Plastic bottles, jugs, and containers, as well as metal food and beverage cans

- Black: All other acceptable trash items, such as food waste, trash, and disposable diapers

- Brown: Yard waste, such as grass clippings, leaves, and twigs

- Red: Medical waste, such as sharps, bandages, and bloody dressings

- Purple: Electronics, such as TVs, computers, and cell phones