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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 Shrink wrap, plastic bags or other film
plastics, andmiscellaneous plastic pieces
Recommendations Rinse out
excess food residue & flatten all containers. Bag your plastic grocery bags
and take them to a grocery store collection site. See? Easy.
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
