Can I Recycle ... ?

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Fast-food cupsFireplace ashCar seatsCDs and DVDsSwiffer sheetsChopsticksChip bagsCoffee bagsSpray bottlesDeodorant containersShredded paperPadded envelopesPlantBottlesVHS tapesBubble wrapPlastic untensils and strawsMetal sunscreen bottlesPalm frondsTeflon pansPlastic wrappersPlastic mesh citrus bagsPlastic plant potsLight bulbsBrita and Pur water filtersPlastic wrap around rolls of toilet paper and paper towelsPolystyrene peanuts and containersZiploc bagsWine bottle closuresDry cleaner bags and hangersMetal bottle caps and jar lidsTyvek, that untearable wristband materialPost-it NotesReceiptsMilk CartonsPizza Boxes

Car seats

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Car seats can be recycled by Los Angeles residents in their blue bins. Although car seats are constructed from different types of materials, including plastic, metal, foam and fabric, and the city usually does not accept items made of mixed materials, car seats are 90% plastic by weight. That makes them valuable. L.A. sends the car seats to a reprocessor that dismantles them into their component parts and recycles the plastics and metals.

Culver City: No.
Glendale: Yes, but only through bulk bin pickup.
Long Beach: No.
Los Angeles: Yes.
Manhattan Beach: Only the plastic base.
Riverside: Yes.
Santa Barbara: Yes, if metal or plastic.
Santa Monica: No.

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