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Webinar Recording: Expanding Community Recycling Access & Participation
Recording of the August 2025 FPI webinar featuring community and MRF representatives that have added takeout containers to their recycling programs. Plus free resources to expand recycling in your communities!
Communities Taking Action
The communities shown on this map have added paper cups to the accepted list of materials in their recycling programs. Want to join these communities? Fill out the form to be added to our map!
Latest Updates to ReMA’s ISRI Specifications Include Paper Cups
ReMA’s ISRI Specifications to include the board-approved addition of paper cups to the allowable commodities in the inbound residential single-stream and inbound residential dual-stream specifications.
City of Austin Expands Recycling to Include Paper Cups
The City of Austin now accepts paper cups and food and beverage cartons and in their blue curbside recycling carts.
Paper Cup End Markets
The number of mills accepting paper cups is growing. Check out our list of confirmed markets for paper cups across North America.
You can now recycle paper cups, containers in Hampton Roads, VA
TFC recently announced it can also accept paper drink carriers, cups and containers such as those that hold coffee, soup and soda.
Georgia-Pacific Opens More Opportunities for Paper Cup Recycling
Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River mill in Rincon, Georgia, now accepts polyethylene (PE)-coated paper cups in its mixed paper stock for recycling. It’s the third Georgia-Pacific facility to begin accepting PE-coated cups.
New Item Added to List of What Can be Recycled in Spartanburg County
April 16, 2025, Spartanburg County, SC, announced it will now accept paper cups at recycling facilities. The county is the first community in SC to partner with Foodservice Packaging Institute to make this possible.
Community Partnership | TFC Recycling
Over 500,000 households in the Hampton Roads region of Virgina, can now recycle hot and cold paper cups as part of their recycling program.
Residential Composting & Foodservice Packaging: Eight Program Case Studies
This study examines the diversity of existing residential curbside collection programs for food scraps and compostable packaging. FPI analyzed eight exemplary programs to gain a deeper understanding of their key features, identify the main challenges they face, and highlight their successful strategies.
Webinar Recording: Recycling Pizza Boxes, Paper Cups, and other Paper-Based Takeout Containers
Recording of the July 2024 FPI webinar featuring MRF, paper mill, and community representatives who are recycling pizza boxes, paper cups, and other paper-based takeout packaging.
Resident Messaging Survey Summary
FPI released a summary of findings from its Resident Messaging Survey, sharing information related to resident assumptions on recyclability, awareness of what items can be recycled, and top sources of recycling instructions. The survey focused on recycling messaging related to take-out items such as plastic cups and containers, paper cups and pizza boxes.
Design Guide for Foodservice Plastics Recyclability
FPI teamed up with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) to develop the Design Guide for Foodservice Plastics Recyclability. This guide was developed to support packaging design, selection, and purchasing decisions