Cart Positioning Place carts at least 3 feet apart and 3 feet away from obstacles Place wheels toward the house Do not park vehicles in the vicinity Filling Requirements Make sure recyclable items are empty and free of food residue (rinsed) Flatten cardboard Do not overfill Recycling should be loose and not bagged Accepted Recycling paper cardboard and boxboard paper laminate and packaging foam packaging cartons (rinsed) plastic containers (rinsed) flexible plastics glass con