Tag:amenity=recycling

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Description
A container or centre that accepts waste material for reuse or recycling. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Recycling-16.svg
Group: waste processing
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: approvedPage for proposal

Recycling is used for a container or centre that accepts waste material for recycling, and donations of used goods.

This tag is for sites where waste of specific materials is accepted to be reused or recycled - if the site is for disposing of arbitrary waste, consider a different tag as listed under Waste Processing.

How to map

Draw a node or an area and add amenity=recycling + recycling_type=*.

Recycling type

Example photos

Tags used in combination

  • operator=* - responsible organization
  • opening_hours=* - opening hours of the centre or usage period of a container
  • capacity=* - the total capacity of a container in m³


Recycling

  • Used to describe sites only accept specific types of waste. recycling:*=* is therefore used to list all materials you're allowed to recycle or donate.
  • Use material=* to describe the material of the container itself.
  • Adding one or more types of waste with yes implies that all other types are considered not accepted.
  • Adding a more general type or category of waste (e.g. recycling:scrap_metal=yes) implies that more specific types of waste within that category (e.g. recycling:aluminium) are also accepted.
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The most used

recycling:batteries yes | no node area Household batteries (e.g. D-cell, 9-volt). Does not imply larger batteries are accepted, see recycling:car_batteries=*.
recycling:beverage_cartons yes | no node area Carton package (multi-materials, e.g. Tetra Pak) for drink and food – possible duplicate of more frequently used recycling:cartons=*. Röntgen aseptic carton.svg
recycling:cans yes | no node area Many places are tagged as accepting cans without recycling:metal=* in general.
recycling:cartons yes | no node area Paper based cartons (for drink or food). Likely to be data of low value due to mixing paper cartons, multi-material cartons like Tetra Pak by various mappers. Röntgen aseptic carton.svg
recycling:cardboard yes | no node area Cardboard, used for packaging
Recycling of Cardboard - geograph.org.uk - 1202971.jpg
recycling:clothes yes | no node area Donation of clothes, including shoes. Röntgen T-shirt.svg
Betschdorf Recycling.jpg
recycling:glass yes | no node area Implies recycling:glass_bottles=*, but remains general and does not specify more delicate types of glass (drinking glasses, window glass, bulb glass, tempered glass, borosilicate glass, Pyrex). Street recycling bins are often only intended for use with recycling:glass_bottle. Röntgen wine bottle and wine glass.svg
recycling:glass_bottles yes | no node area Includes glass bottles and jars, but not the more delicate types listed under recycling:glass=*. Röntgen wine bottle.svg
Conteneurs à verre à Beynost (rue Saint-Pierre) en janvier 2020.jpg
recycling:magazines yes | no node area Over 90% of uses repeats recycling:paper=*, but some places are tagged as allowing magazines without allowing paper. Röntgen two sheets.svg
recycling:newspaper yes | no node area Over 90% of uses repeats recycling:paper=*, but some places are tagged as allowing newspapers without allowing paper. Röntgen two sheets.svg
recycling:paper yes | no node area In some cases more specific tags may be needed if only specific form of paper needs to be recycled. Röntgen two sheets.svg
Paper Recycling Container in Pintor de la Fuente Grima Street.jpg
recycling:paper_packaging yes | no node area Over 90% of uses repeats recycling:paper=*,but some places are tagged as allowing paper packagings without allowing paper. Röntgen two sheets.svg
recycling:plastic yes | no node area In the UK at least, often centres/containers will distinguish between (broadly) hard plastics (typically ones that shatter), soft plastics (typically bendy food packaging; black food plastic may be an exception), carrier bags, and all other stretchy plastics. Many will accept only a subset of these, so try to pick more specific categories if you can.
Plastic Recycling Container in Pintor de la Fuente Grima Street.jpg
recycling:plastic_bottles yes | no node area Places that only accept plastic bottles but not other plastic waste.
Jerusalem George Washington street plastic bottles recycling.jpg
recycling:plastic_packaging yes | no node area A place that only accepts plastic packaging and does not accept larger plastics.
recycling:scrap_metal yes | no node area A place that only accepts scrap metal, but not all other types of metal.
recycling:shoes yes | no node area A container that only accepts donations of shoes (seems to duplicate recycling:clothes=*). Röntgen shoe.svg
recycling:waste yes | no node area A recycling centre will accept "residual waste", that is the technical term for 'black bags'. Must be combined with recycling_type=centre or recycling_type=container + container=dumpster. For other disposal locations, such as amenity=waste_basket and amenity=waste_disposal, use waste=*.
Recycling Centre - geograph.org.uk - 779003.jpg

Organic waste (classified by level of detail)

recycling:organic yes | no node area organic food scraps and other industrial waste=* that is recycled into biogas or compost. Particularly suitable for large composting centres, as some waste requires very high temperatures.
Tas de compost, sur une plateforme de compostage..JPG
recycling:green_waste yes | no node area All green garden waste and also vegetables and fruit from our own consumption. See the following values for more details and according to the accepted inputs. Röntgen apple.svg
Copped Hall kitchen walled garden, compost bin, Essex, England 2.jpg
recycling:garden_waste yes | no node area Garden waste such as flowers, plants, grass clippings, leaves, twigs and small branches. If garden waste and food waste are collected separately, this tag is more precise.
Composteur domestique et couches de mâturation.jpg
recycling:food_waste=* yes | no node area Cooked and uncooked food, such fruit and vegetables including peelings, rice and bread, meat and fish, dairy, tea bags and coffee grounds. In places where garden waste and food waste are collected separately, this tag is more precise.
Green waste can OC Fairground.jpg

All other values used

recycling:aerosol_cans yes | no node area Home and DIY (etc.) aerosol cans (e.g., hairspray, spray paint).
recycling:aluminium yes | no node area Container for aluminium.
recycling:asbestos yes | no node area Container for asbestos.
recycling:bags=* yes | no node area All kinds of bags. See also recycling:plastic_bags=*.
Plastic bags recycling bins in a Sainsbury's.jpg
recycling:belts=* yes | no node area A container that only accepts donations of belts (seems to duplicate recycling:clothes=*).
recycling:bicycles yes | no node area Bicycle recycling or reuse.
recycling:boats yes | no node area Boats recycling or reuse.
recycling:books yes | no node area Recycling point for books. For book donations see amenity=public_bookcase. Röntgen book.svg
recycling:car_batteries yes | no node area Some facilities will take household batteries recycling:batteries=* but not car batteries.
recycling:cds yes | no node area Compact discs and DVDs.
recycling:chipboard yes | no node area Container for chipboard.
recycling:christmas_trees yes | no node area Place where old Christmas trees are collected, use with opening_hours=*.
recycling:coffee_capsules yes | no node area Shows if recycling facilities take coffee capsules.
recycling:computers yes | no node area Computers recycling or reuse.
recycling:cooking_oil yes | no node area Container for cooking oil. For engine oil see recycling:engine_oil=*.
recycling:cork yes | no node area Container for cork.
recycling:diapers yes | no node area Container for diapers.
recycling:electrical_appliances yes | no node area Container for all electrical appliances. For more details see recycling:small_electrical_appliances=*, recycling:computers=*, recycling:mobile_phones=*, recycling:tv_monitor=* and recycling:white_goods=*.
recycling:engine_oil yes | no node area Container for engine oil. For cooking oil see recycling:cooking_oil=*.
recycling:fire_extinguishers=* yes | no node area A place where fire extinguishers can be deposited or recharged.
recycling:fluorescent_tubes yes | no node area Container for fluorescent tubes.
recycling:foil yes | no node area Kitchen foil/tin foil.
recycling:furniture yes | no node area Pieces of furniture or furnishings.
recycling:gas_bottles yes | no node area Pressurized gas bottles such as those for camping propane and butane. These are often prohibited elsewhere.
recycling:glass_bottles:colour mixed | clear | green | brown node area Semi-colon separated values of the colour(s) accepted. Suggested values include : "mixed", "clear", "green" (often also includes blue) and "brown". Note the use of "white" is likely a mistranslation and should only be used for truly white opaque glass. For a more general value see recycling:glass=*.
recycling:hazardous_waste yes | no node area Common house hold hazardous waste (paints, chemicals, asbestos).
recycling:hydrargyrum yes | no node area Container for hydrargyrum.
recycling:light_bulbs yes | no node area Container for light bulbs. See also recycling:fluorescent_tubes=*.
recycling:low_energy_bulbs yes | no node area Container for low energy bulbs. See also recycling:fluorescent_tubes=*.
recycling:marine_waste yes | no node area Container for waste from the sea.
recycling:metal yes | no node area All sorts of metal – possible duplicate of more frequently used recycling:scrap_metal=*.
recycling:metal_packaging=* yes | no node area Container for metal packaging.
recycling:mobile_phones yes | no node area Container for mobile phones. See also recycling:small_electrical_appliances=*.
recycling:oil yes | no node area Container for oil. See also recycling:cooking_oil=* and recycling:engine_oil=*.
recycling:paktech=* yes | no node area A brand of beer can packaging with its own small recycling program. Collection found at some breweries, perhaps other places. See: https://paktech-opi.com/recycle-program/
recycling:pallets=* yes | no node area Wooden shipping pallets.
recycling:pens=* yes | no node area Container for pens, writing instruments, usually plastic pens.
recycling:PET=* yes | no node area All kind of material made of polyethylene terephthalate (abbr. PET or PETE, [W] recycling code 1). Please use recycling:pet_drink_bottles if only PET drink bottles are allowed.
recycling:pet_drink_bottles=* yes | no node area PET beverage bottles only.
recycling:plasterboard=* yes | no node area This usually includes all loose plaster, based on Gypsum.
recycling:plastic_bags=* yes | no node area Container for plastic bags only. See also recycling:bags=*.
recycling:plastic_bottle_caps=* yes | no node area Container for plastic bottle caps. See also recycling:plastic_bottles=* and recycling:plastic_caps=*.
recycling:plastic_caps=* yes | no node area Bottle tops made out of plastic, note that tag name does not include "bottle" part - and such places do not accept caps from say engine oil containers.
recycling:pmd=* yes | no node area Plastic packaging, metal packaging, drink cartons; combined household packaging, glass and paper excluded. Common way of collecting in The Netherlands and Belgium.
recycling:polyester=* yes | no node area Container for polyester.
recycling:polystyrene_foam=* yes | no node area Polystyrene foam. Can be styrofoam, generic extruded polystyrene foam, or generic expanded polystyrene foam.
recycling:printer_cartridges=* yes | no node area See recycling:printer_inkjet_cartridges=* or recycling:printer_toner_cartridges=* for more specific restrictions, since not all centres accept both ink and toner.
recycling:printer_inkjet_cartridges=* yes | no node area
recycling:printer_toner_cartridges=* yes | no node area
recycling:refund_bottles=* yes | no node area Container for refund bottles.
recycling:rubble=* yes | no node area Bricks and building rubble.
Thruxton - Mount Hardcore - geograph.org.uk - 1161217.jpg
recycling:sheet_metal=* yes | no node area Container for sheet metal.
recycling:small_electrical_appliances=* yes | no node area Small electrical items such as computer mice, keyboards, electric razors, pocket radios, hair dryers, irons, electric kettles, small quantities of electric cables, etc. See also recycling:electrical_appliances=*.
recycling:small_metal=* yes | no node area Container for small metal. See also recycling:metal=*.
recycling:textiles=* yes | no node area Container for textiles. See also recycling:clothes=*.
recycling:toys=* yes | no node area Container for toys. See also amenity=give_box. Röntgen rocking horse.svg
recycling:tv_monitor=* yes | no node area Container for tv monitor. See also recycling:electrical_appliances=*.
recycling:tyres=* yes | no node area Container for tyres.
recycling:white_goods=* yes | no node area In British English this only means fridges, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, ovens. See also recycling:electrical_appliances=* and recycling:small_electrical_appliances=*, which might be better suited for appliances like TVs, vacuum cleaners, microwaves and anything smaller).
recycling:wood=* yes | no node area Container for wood.

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Related tags

  • amenity=waste_basket - A single small container for depositing garbage that is easily accessible for pedestrians.
  • amenity=waste_disposal - A medium size disposal bin, typically for bagged up household or industrial waste. May be in the street, but not primarily for use by passing pedestrians.
  • amenity=waste_transfer_station - A location that accepts, consolidates and transfers waste in bulk, usually from government or commercial collections.
  • landuse=landfill - A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
  • shop=second_hand - A shop that sells second-hand products, possible collected through donation containers.

See also

References