Mixed Paper, Magazines and Cardboard
- Place all mixed paper loose in a container, trash can, paper bag or tied in small bundles that weigh no more than 30 pounds.
- Stacks should be a maximum of 12 inches high.
What is Recyclable?
- Newspaper, magazines, inserts and catalogs.
- Junk mail and envelopes with or without windows.
- School paper, scrap paper and shredded paper.
- Paperback books and phone books.
- Cereal, cookie, cracker, rice, pasta and frozen food boxes.
- Tissue boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls.
- Shoe boxes, gift boxes and holiday cards.
- Wrapping paper (non-foil) and brown paper.
- Flattened corrugated brown shipping boxes.
- Any colored paper department store bags or paper grocery bags.
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Glass, Metal and Plastic
- Containers must be clean and empty.
- Place containers in a trash can or larger container, not in paper or plastic bags.
- Recycling symbols with a 1, 2 or 5 are accepted.
- Flatten plastic containers to save space.
What is Recyclable?
- Glass bottles, jars and containers that are clean. All colors. Lids and caps on or off.
- Waxed paper cartons that are empty and clean that once contained liquid, milk, juice, sports drinks, broth, soup, or juice boxes.
- Clear, colored or black plastic bottles with a 1, 2 or 5 symbol.
- Household cleaning wipe and baby wipe containers.
- Glass or plastic soda, water, milk, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage containers.
- Soap, shampoo, conditioner, detergent bottles from bathroom and laundry room.
- Tin, steel, bimetal and aluminum food containers like coffee cans, beverage cans, soup and pet food containers, empty aerosol cans, etc.
- Clean yogurt, mayonnaise, cheese, peanut butter, ketchup and mustard containers, etc.
- Empty clean cooking oil, butter and margarine in plastic or metal containers.
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