Palm Beach County residents should place plastic bottles and containers in the blue recycling bin, according to the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, which runs the dual-stream recycling program. The agency issued the reminder in a Nov. 10 article published by the Boca Raton Tribune.
The category covers food containers, whether they hold liquids or solids, and non-food containers under two gallons, such as laundry, shampoo and dish soap bottles. Caps and lids should stay on. For containers like peanut butter jars, residents should scrape out as much food as possible, though the containers do not need to be spotless.
The Solid Waste Authority said 7,130 tons of plastic bottles and containers were recycled at its Recovered Materials Processing Facility in 2025. A full list of accepted items is available on the agency’s website.
The agency also said it has posted the state’s highest recycling rate for four straight years, based on figures from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The rate reached 91 percent in 2025, up from 90 percent in 2024, 84 percent in 2023 and 80 percent in 2022.
