• Paper cups, including coffee and fast-food beverage cups
• Plastic cups (no straws)
• Polypropylene (PP) containers, including yogurt cups and similar food containers
• Clear plastic food containers (PET), such as containers used for produce, bakery items and prepared foods
• Clean takeout containers made from accepted recyclable material

CHARLOTTE — If you curbside recycle in Mecklenburg County, your items go to the Amble Drive MRF. It just went through a major upgrade and is now one of the most up-to-date and efficient recycling facilities in the country.

Amble Drive MRF is now one of the most up-to-date and efficient recycling facilities in the country.

“We have replaced all of the recycling equipment in our plant, every bit of it down to the last conveyor belt,” said Jeff Smithberger, director of Mecklenburg County Solid Waste.