Recycling Guide

Bins:

WHITE CONTAINER

• Paper

• Newspapers, magazines, books, notebooks, cardboard boxes, cardboard packagings, paper drink containers.

• Collected weekly

GREEN CONTAINER

• Glass only

• Bottles, jars and vases

• Collected weekly

BROWN CONTAINER

• Food and organic waste

• Fruit and vegetables waste, meat, fish, kitchen waste, food leftovers, rice, bread, biscuits, pasta and baked food

• Collected twice a week

Bags:

NEUTRAL TRANSPARENT BAG

• Unsorted waste

• All refuse that cannot be recycled

• Collected two times a week

YELLOW BAG

• Plastic and metal

• Plastic bottles, tubes and bags, plastic and polystyrene tubs for food, metal tins and tubes for food, cans for drinks.

• Collected once a week

Extras:

Expired Pharmaceuticals and medicine

• Each pharmacy has a designated bin for expired medicines, creams, vitamins, syringes or other pharmaceutical products.

Batteries

• Most supermarkets and electronics stores have a designated bin for old batteries.

Furniture & Household Items

• Register on the AMSA Portal and make a reservation for collection. Most items are free for street pickup, others require payment. May take 7-10 days.

Used Clothing

• Large yellow bins can be found throughout the city. You can search the nearest one by selecting “Indumenti Usati” on the Amsa service area map.

Still confiused? Check the single item list: Link