Recycling Options

Materials Accepted

• Cans (aluminum, steel, and tin), empty and clean
• Plastic Containers, empty and clean
• Cartons (food and beverage cartons, including milk, juice, soup, broth, wine, etc.)
• Newspapers, clean and dry
• Paper (paper bags, mail, magazines, catalogs, paper egg cartons), clean and dry
• Cardboard (corrugated cardboard), clean and dry. Remove all packing material (no styrofoam). Flatten all cardboard to help save space.

Curbside Recycling Service

Midwest Area Refuse Solutions (MARS) offers a weekly curbside recycling service for paper, plastic, and cans.  Residential curbside recycling service is $12.00 per month.

Commercial recycling is also available. The frequency of commercial recycling collection and receptacle sizes will vary depending on your needs. Please call (402) 228-5211, and select Option 4 to inquire about commercial recycling.

Curbside Recycling Collection Schedule:

Curbside recycling is collected the same day as your scheduled garbage collection. Please place your recycling bin and waste cart at the curb in front of your home by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Please remember to place your waste cart and recycling bin in a manner that allows for at least 3 feet of clearance on all sides, to permit automated garbage collection. The collection of your recycling and of your garbage may occur at different times of the day.

Beatrice Residential Recycling Collection Site

Beatrice residents may take their recyclables to the 3rd and Ella Street collection site, located west of the City Auditorium. 

The recycling collection site has two (2) recycling trailers for mixed dry recyclables (plastics, cans, cartons, and papers), and two (2) roll-off containers for corrugated cardboard only (no styrofoam or packing materials). It is accessible 24 hours daily and under surveillance to discourage misuse.

The recycling collection site is for household recycling only. Businesses shall set up a commercial recycling account with MARS, or self-haul to a recycling processor.