At Bestway Disposal we are committed to our environment as well as our customers. Below is a video that will answer the question "what happens to our recyclables once you pick them up"? This is the Boulder County site we use for all recyclable materials.  Please call if you have additional questions!   The  WAY GREEN program is the most comprehensive recycling program available in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas.  Here is a list of the items that are accepted and can be stored in your Bestway provided container: * Newspaper(including inserts) * Corrugated Cardboard * Office Paper * Mixed Paper * Chipboard (Cereal and Tissue Boxes) * Brown paper bags * Phone Books * Plastic (#1  through  #7) * Aluminum * Steel or Tin Cans * Empty aerosol cans * Glass bottles and Jars * Aluminum foil * Pie tins * Detergent Bottles (Tide) * Plastic Milk Jugs * Magazines * Bulk or Junk Mail * Yogurt Containers * Butter Tubs * Vitamin Bottles You No Longer Have to Sort – To prepare your items to be recycled please rinse out containers to remove as much of the food residue as possible. Also please discard lids, caps, and pumps on bottles. In addition, please make sure there are NO PLASTIC BAGS mixed in your recyclables. Here are some more helpful hints when deciding whether you can recycle the item: Plastic -- We accept plastics 1 - 7.  Just check the number on the bottom of the container.  Here are some examples of plastics that are ok to recycle:     Soda, water, and juice bottles Liquid detergent and other cleaning supply bottles Condiment bottles (ketchup, mustard, etc) Milk jugs and orange juice jugs, no paper cartons Shampoo bottles and liquid soap dispensers Peanut butter jars (please rinse out) Vitamin bottles Yogurt containers Butter tubs Any 1-7 numbered container Plastic Items NOT accepted: NO PLASTIC BAGS NO plastic egg cartons NO six pack ring holders NO plastic plates Styrofoam   Steel – Please make sure any aerosol cans are totally empty. This would include container such as shaving cream and hairspray cans. Labels are OK. Cardboard – Make sure to flatten cardboard. No waxed-lined cardboard is accepted in the recycling mix.  Brown paper bags – NO PLASTIC BAGS Chip or Paperboard – This type of material includes items such as: Cereal boxes Soda carrier boxes Tissue holders Other food boxes such as popcorn or microwave food boxes (not the cooking sleeves) Paper egg cartons are ok Paper towel and toilet paper tubes   Newspaper – We accept the entire newspaper including the inserts and ads Office Paper – All types of office paper are accepted. If you can tear it, we can take it. All colors are fine as well. Don’t worry about paperclips, staples, tape, and sticky notes. These are all ok in the mix. NO Tyvek (polyethylene fiber) plastic over night mailing folders. Bulk or Junk Mail – This material is ok as well. Do not worry about any stamps or staples or sticky notes in this material as well. Remember, if you can Tear it, throw it in. Again, NO TYVEK (polyethylene fiber) plastic over night mailing folders. Magazines, Catalogs, Phone Books -- Please DISCARD plastic bags around these items and items such as CD’s and magnets. Everything else is ok.