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Recycling Guide
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Paper
Yes Newspaper, computer paper, junk mail, magazines,
office paper, egg cartons, file folders, phone books, cereal boxes,
paper bags, window envelopes, Telephone books, even shredded paper all
in one bin.
No Plastic or wax-coated paper such as laminated
paper, carbon paper, used tissues, napkins or paper towels.
Plastics
Yes All
containers numbered 1 7 As long as they came with food or liquid in
them, such as milk, soda, soaps, water, shampoo, and lotion
containers.
No
Styrofoam.
NOW You can recycle plastic bags, bubble wrap and other plastics.
Place all items inside one translucent plastic bag, tie securely and
place in your recycling cart. Plastic recyclables include:
Plastic grocery bags, garbage bags, dry cleaning bags, leaf/garden bags,
zip lock baggies/all plastic storage bags, bubble wrap,
cellophane/clingy plastic wrap, bread bags, shrink wrap including
plastic safety seals from bottle caps. Most other thin, flexible
packaging such as; fresh pasta containers, frozen food bags, hot dog
wrappers, salad bags, etc.
Recommendations Rinse out
excess food residue & flatten all containers.
GLASS
Yes Clear, green, or brown glass bottles.(As long as the glass came with a
food or liquid in it).
Recommendations Rinse out food residue; remove lids, caps and corks.
Recycle the metal lids.
METALS
Yes All tin and aluminum cans.
(As long as the can came with a food or liquid in it.)
No Foil, pie tins, TV dinner trays, or scrap metal
Recommendations Rinse
out excess residue and flatten containers
CARDBOARD
Yes
All
corrugated cardboard
No Wax or
plastic coated boxes such as produce boxes, non-paper packing material
or ³peanuts.²
No
contaminated cardboard with grease, food, or wax.
Recommendations Flatten and
cut or fold into an approximately 2 foot by 2 foot pile. Place next to
your recycle bins. Staples and tape are OK. Bag your clean packing
peanuts and take them to Mail Boxes Etc. or other local mailing stores
for reuse
Yes
Yes
