Plastic recycling
How to Recycle Six-Pack Rings
Plastic rings used to hold beverage cans together.
Special handling#4 LDPEUpdated Jun 2026
Quick answer
Not curbside. Plastic six-pack rings are thin film that jams sorting equipment. Snip each loop so they can't trap wildlife, then place them in the trash, or add clean ones to a store plastic-film drop-off if accepted. Look for newer compostable rings.
- Recyclable
- Not curbside
- Recycling code
- #4 LDPE
How to Prepare
- 1Cut rings to prevent entanglement of wildlife
- 2Dispose of properly
Where to Recycle
