What Goes in the Recycling Cart?
Place your recyling cart out by 6:00 am on your scheduled collection day.
Place clean and dry recyclable items into the recycling carts. Put extra recyclables in paper bags or boxes, marked "Recycling" and place near the recycling cart or container on collection day.
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 Paper
- Paper, junk mail, catalogs, cardboard (flattened, less than 3'x3'), magazines, newspaper, shredded paper in a clear plastic bag (tied securely), telephone books, paper boxes with liners, gift wrap without foil or ribbon.
- Paper cartons & boxes, including drink boxes (soy and juice, rinsed), frozen food boxes (clean), milk cartons (rinsed), juice cartons and ice cream cartons (flattened and no lids)*
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Plastics
- Plastic bottles and jugs (pop,
water, ketchup, milk)
Empty and
rinsed.
- Plastic food tubs (salsa, yogurt)
Empty and
rinsed.
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Metals
- Aluminum cans (rinsed, no food residue)
- Scrap metals (size limit: 2' x
2' x 1'', 35 lbs max)
No sharp or
greasy scrap metal.
- Tin cans (rinsed)
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Glass
- Bottles and jars of any color (rinsed and no lids)
No dishes, ceramics or drinking
glasses.
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| * Not sure if a carton or box is poly- or plastic-coated? Use the scratch and tear test. If you scratch it and see wax, throw it into the Garbage. If you tear it and see a thin layer of plastic-coated paper, rinse, flatten and recycle!
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Reviewed the list, and still not sure?
Call 800-942-5965 for more information.
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Aerosol Cans
Batteries
Carbon Paper
CDs
Ceramics or dishes
Detergent boxes
