Please prepare your recyclables as instructed below. Recycling properly saves energy, reduces pollution, and preserves resources for future uses. Even a small amount of contaminants can cause manufacturers to reject an entire load of recycling, which may then end up as garbage in the landfill. This adds to the cost of collecting and processing, which can cause an increase in your garbage collection fees
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| Paper & Cardboard |
Magazines, catalogs, phone books
Opened junk mail, office paper
Corrugated cardboard boxes
Cereal, cracker, and shoe-type boxes
Shredded paper (place in paper bag)
Paper bags, paper egg cartons
Labels from metal cans
Wrapping paper, greeting cards
(no tape, ribbons, or foil paper)
Milk, juice, and soup cartons
(rinsed, drained)
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No plastic bags
No liners
Paper with food residue
(pizza boxes, etc)
Wax, plastic, or foil coated paper
Paper containing wet strength
(frozen food boxes, paper cups, paper plates, paper towels, tissue, pet food bags)
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| Metals |
Metal cans
(rinsed, drained)
Clean foil, pie plates, and trays
Empty aerosol cans (don't puncture or
remove nozzle)
Other scrap metal
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30 lb max
No longer than 30 inches
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| Plastics |
Plastic bottles and tubs 6 oz.
or larger
(rinsed, no lids)
Buckets no larger than 5 gallons
(rinsed, no lids)
Rigid Nursery Pots 4 inches across
or larger
(rinsed, no dirt)
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Plastic bags and film
(recycle plastic bags at the
grocery store)
Plastic bottles and tubs smaller
than 6 oz.
Styrofoam packaging, peanuts,
trays, take-out containers
Clear "clamshells"
(bakery containers)
Lids, trays, cups, plates,
silverware
Blister packaging
(tough, clear, product-
shaped display plastic)
Toys
Plastic that contained hazardous
material
(motor oil, pesticides, etc)
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| Glass |
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NO Glass of any kind
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