PAPER
Including newspaper, inserts, advertising flyers, magazines, envelopes, and junk-mail.
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Tie in bundles or put in paper grocery bags(Don't use plastic
bags!)
• Put in recycling bin on top of cans and bottles, or next
to bin if there is no room in it. |
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Dirty or contaminated newspaper.
• Dirty or contaminated (food waste, etc.) papers, paper towels, etc. |
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CARDBOARD
Including all types of cardboard, fiber board, cereal boxes, etc. .
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Flatten Boxes
• Cut large pieces to smaller than 2ft by 2ft
• Tie in bundles
•Put in recycling bin on top of cans and bottles, or next
to bin if there is no room. |
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Dirty or contaminated cardboard.
• Wax or plastic coated cardboard. |
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FOOD
& BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS
Including:
• Glass Bottles
• Plastic Bottles
(PETE & HDPE only)
• Tin Cans
(no aerosol cans)
• Aluminum Cans
• Aluminum Foil
• Aluminum Food Trays
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•Wash
containers
•Labels and neck rings DON'T have to be removed
•DON'T break bottles
•Look at Bottom of plastic for classification. (PETE
& HDPE)
•Put in bottom of recycling bin, no sorting needed.
• Put excess in paper bags next to bin(DON'T use plastic
bags)
NOTE: plastic bottles can be clear or colored and include
detergent bottles, bleach bottles, shampoo bottles, etc.
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Automotive Fluid Cont. (e.g.. oil, antifreeze, etc.)
• Aerosol(spray) cans
• Bottle Caps
• Food & beverage containers NOT made of glass, tin,
aluminum, or plastic(PETE & HDPE)
• Containers larger than 1 gallon
• Other cans or glass bottles(paint cans, medicine bottles,
etc.)
• Other glass items(light bulbs, window glass, dishes,
etc.)
• Other plastic items(toys, etc.)
• Other metal items(pots, pans, coat hangers, toasters,
etc.)
• Ceramic items(bottles, dishes, flower pots, etc.)
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