Plastic Cap/Lid Collection

Watertown has partnered with Plastic Recycled, a local plastic recycling company that takes single use plastic and creates 100% recycled plastic furniture.

Smaller plastic pieces, such as lids and caps can get lost in the sorting machines that are used for single stream recycling--so this is a great way of tracking where plastic is going and ensuring that it gets recycled locally. 

Utilizing recycled plastic for new products creates demand for recycled plastic and reduces the need to create new plastic. The Department of Public Works (DPW) collects all single use plastic lids and caps. Once the City has collected 500 pounds, we receive a bench made of the recycled plastic.

Collect at Home

Clean and dry your plastic caps at home. We will be collecting 500 pounds! So, every cap counts.

Drop all your caps

We accept all types, sizes, and colors of plastic caps at the Recycle Center. Please remove all stickers. Simple soak and scrape.

100% recycled Bench

Your caps will be turned into a bench for your community! Thank you for your support.