Cups (plastic, Styrofoam, and paper)
Best Option
Clean and empty #1 and #2 plastic cups
Recycling: Put this item in your recycling bin or cart.
Styrofoam (Polystyrene) cups
Trash: Put this item in the trash.
Alternate ways to recycle: The Saginaw Children’s Zoo accepts #6 polystyrene foam for recycling year-round. For more information about the zoo’s program, visit https://www.saginawzoo.com/give-us-your-foam-to-save-their-home/.
Paper cups
Trash: Put this item in the trash.
Paper cups actually have a thin plastic lining on the inside to prevent leaking. The plastic interferes with the recycling process at the paper mill.