As part of the program, the city boosts the number of households nationally that have access to carton recycling.
The Carton Council, a collaborative of carton manufacturers committed to expanding carton recycling in the US, supports the recycling program.
Dallas Sanitation Services director Mary Nix said the city will be the first major city in Texas to have a carton recycling program to keep liquid food and beverage cartons out of landfills.
"Carton recycling is good for our customers and for the environment," Nix said.
Under the new program, residents will be able to place all empty cartons, such as milk and juice cartons, along with soup and broth, soy milk and wine cartons, in their blue recycling bins or community recycling drop off containers.
The Carton Council provided technical and financial support for equipment upgrades for processing the cartons.
The Carton Council Evergreen director Derric Brown said the Carton Council is committed to working with the entire recycling supply chain to deliver sustainable recycling solutions in order to divert valuable cartons from the landfill to the highest and best use.
