Can I recycle fast-food cups?
Cold drinks usually come in two types of cups at fast-food restaurants -- entirely plastic or paper coated with polyethylene. In Los Angeles, only cups that are 100% plastic can be recycled in the blue bin. Plastic-coated paper cups must go in the trash because they're considered a mixed material that can't be separated into component parts.
Because policies and recommendations can vary from city to city, each week we ask a sampling of officials from various municipalities to weigh in. Which types of fast-food drink cups can be recycled in ...
Arcadia: Both
Burbank: Only cups that are entirely plastic
Glendale: Both
Long Beach: Only plastic marked with a recycling number
Los Angeles: Only plastic
Manhattan Beach: Both
Pasadena: Only plastic marked with a recycling number
Riverside: Both
Santa Barbara: Neither
Santa Monica: Both
Torrance: Only plastic marked with a recycling number
Unincorporated L.A.: Only plastic
West Hollywood: Both
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