This may include cans, bottles, jars, drums, barrels, totes, bags, liners and inner liners.
Many agencies regulate empty containers.
First, try to reuse or recycle your container. The Industrial Materials Exchange lists companies that have containers available and companies that want empty containers. Whether you can dispose of empty containers in the garbage or take them to a transfer station depends on how many containers there are, on their size and on what they contained. They may need to be approved for disposal or handled in particular ways. Several small empty containers can be put in the dumpster if the lids are removed.