Ask where it actually goes.
Recycling rules change street by street. Tell RecycleAI what you're holding, and where you are. Ask back as often as you like.
Answers usually in about 3 s
What an answer looks like.
Material, destination, the reasons, and what varies by area. One fact per line.
The same box, three cities.
A greasy pizza box is residual waste in Berlin, partly paper in Vienna, and compost in Portland. The item did not change. The rules did.
Or make something from it.
Ask for ideas, for example “5 ideas for jam jars”, and you get builds instead of bins. Four that people actually finish.
glass · effort · 5 min
cotton · effort · 15 min
steel · effort · 10 min
denim · effort · 30 min
Where the rules come from.
Every answer is resolved against the sorting rules published for the place you name, not a national average. The three source types, in the order we trust them.
- MunicipalWaste catalogues from the local collector, such as BSR in Berlin, MA 48 in Vienna or the City of Portland curbside guide.
- OrdinancePackaging law that decides what the yellow bin or the blue cart may take at all.
- SchemeDeposit and take-back systems, which decide when an item is not waste yet.
Rules change. Check your municipality for anything hazardous.