D.C.’s list of accepted recyclable items just got bigger! Pizza boxes, paper and plastic plates, cups, lids, to-go containers, plastic from produce, bakery containers and trays now join the list of items you can toss in blue recycling bins in DC.

To-go containers, clean pizza boxes, and plastic plates are not regular trash anymore in D.C., they're recyclables. The District has increased the number of items that can be tossed into city's big blue toters and will standardize the list across residences, businesses, and schools, the Department of Public Works announced today.

The Chattanooga Department of Public Works and a host of its recycling program partners announced the city now accepts a wide assortment of food packaging items.

Recycling the durable materials used for foodservice packaging into new fiber sources represents an untapped potential market, say manufacturers in the space.

Washington, D.C. will join the ranks of a select few municipalities next year when it begins accepting a wider array of food-service packaging for recycling, including paper-based coffee cups.