Curbside Recycling

All of the 17 communities in Scott County offer curbside recycling to their residents. Five drop-off recycling locations are available throughout the county as well. All communities and drop-off locations accept the same items for recycling. Recyclable materials are delivered to the Scott Area Recycling Center for processing and marketing. Learn more about recycling at goallinqc.org.

Please empty and rinse containers and place all recyclables into your cart loosely. Bagged recyclables end up at the landfill. Please, no plastic bags of any kind, and no Styrofoam.

ACCEPTABLE PAPER PRODUCTS
Newspaper	Office paper	Catalogs
Magazines	Phonebooks	Cereal boxes
Shoe boxes	Corrugated cardboard	Shredded paper
Paper egg cartons	Tissue boxes	Mail
Snack boxes	Pop cartons	Paperback books
Greeting cards (no metallics)	Hardback books (covers removed)	Toilet paper/paper towel rolls
Gable Top Container (Orange Juice or Milk Carton)	Cans for chips and nuts (e.g. Pringles)
ACCEPTABLE CONTAINERS
Plastics #1-#7 such as those from:
Cleaners	Food containers	Bleach
Milk	Cooking oils	Pill bottles
Cosmetics & lotions	Shampoo & conditioner	Soft drinks
Detergents	Flower pots	Water or juice
Metal
Aluminum cans	Aluminum pie plates	Aluminum foil
Tin food/beverage cans	Coffee cans
Glass
Beer bottles	Juice containers	Food containers
Pop bottles	Wine and liquor bottles

NOT ACCEPTED	WHY?
Styrofoam	In order to add additional materials to the recycling program there must be 3 solid markets within a 300-mile radius of Davenport. In short, these items cannot be accepted from residents if there is not an end user willing to purchase them.
Plastic bags	These can be recycled, but through a separate process. Recycle them at area stores.
Items with food residue or grease stains	These items contaminate the recycling process.
Gift wrap, greeting cards with metallic designs	These items contaminate the recycling process.
Large quantities (dozen or more) of bound books and text books	Scott Area Recycling Center does not have the equipment to recycle high quantities of bound books, but can provide assistance. Call (563) 386-9575 for details. Midland Davis Recycling in Moline accepts bound books. Call (309) 764-6723 for more information.
Mirror/window glass, crystal, drinking glass, ceramics, ovenware, light bulbs	The combination of ingredients used to make these products is different from what goes into container glass. This type of glass can pose a threat to workers & equipment at the recycling center.
Aerosol cans	Aerosol cans (empty or otherwise) are accepted through the Commission’s Hazardous Material program.
Metal building materials or scraps	This type of metal can be recycled at the Scott Area Landfill or through a local metal recycler.