Loose plastic bottle caps
What items can we take?
We can take clean, loose plastic bottle caps and food pouch tops in all sizes and colors. Caps and pouch tops should be entirely plastic and free of other materials like paper, plastic or metal labels and seals, or aluminum wires.
Loose plastic bottle caps
Loose plastic food pouch tops
Loose plastic disc top caps
Loose plastic flip top caps
Screw-on lids
Nut butter lids, nut jar lids, etc.
Coffee Creamer Caps
Any color
Squeeze Bottle Cap
Any color
Pour Cap
Any color
Shaker Cap
Any color
Soap Bottle Cap
Any color
Loose prescription caps
Any color
Plastic Rings
Any color, under 3 inches
Dome Cap
Any color
Tetra Pak Cap
Any color, but plastic only
What isn’t in this category?
We cannot take any caps that have metal parts or are made of materials other than plastic.
Metal bottle caps
Plastic caps with metal or foil parts
Pull caps and pull tabs
Plastic bread tags
We can take these in our Swappable Category!
Plastic pumps
Cotton balls
Plastic lids
Loose plastic bottle caps.
Loose plastic bottle caps are made of recyclable plastic, but are too small to be accepted in most curbside programs. That's why we partner with specialty recyclers who have developed programs to process bottle caps! We make sure your bottle caps get recycled responsibly and safely.
In some areas plastic caps may be recyclable curbside if attached to the bottle they came with - check with your local provider to see if this applies to you! If not, or if you, like us, find yourself with a collection of random loose plastic caps, we've got you covered.
Partnering with Merlin Plastics
Merlin Plastics, a circular economy-focused plastic recycler servicing the U.S. and Canada, gives used plastic a new life, providing an alternative to virgin resin to be used by plastic manufacturers. Used plastics, like your plastic items collected by Ridwell, are shredded, washed, and pelletized into a post-consumer resin (PCR) at Merlin. Ultimately, PCR is used to make various commercial and industrial products like nursery planting pots, piping, and more. Merlin is committed to circularizing discarded packaging in an environmentally sound, economically efficient, and socially responsible fashion.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
