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PAPER:

  • All paper and cardboard must be clean & dry
  • Junk mail - Plastic windows okay
  • Boxboard - Cereal, shoe, cracker boxes, clean pizza boxes, etc.  Remove plastic liners.
  • Newspapers/inserts
  • Magazines/catalogs
  • Paper bags
  • White and colored office paper
  • Computer paper
  • Corrugated cardboard - Flatten, remove tape. Do not tie with string.
  • Paperbacks and phone books -covers okay

CONTAINERS:

  • Glass bottles/jars, only clear, green, or brown, less than 2.5 gallons - Labels, lids, neck rings, etc. are ok.
  • Aluminum, tin/steel cans and lids, and aluminum foil - Labels are ok.
  • Milk & juice cartons (tent top), drink boxes - Remove straws & caps, flatten.
  • Plastic bottles, jars, and tubs. Remove caps, lids, pumps and wraps. Labels and detergent spouts may be left on.  See our Plastics Recycling Brochure for a specific list of what plastic can be recycled. 
Remember to rinse containers before recycling.

 No light bulbs, window or auto glass, dishes, glasses, Pyrex, ceramics, or broken glass.

No paint or aerosol cans or other metal objects.

No plastic bags, containers over 2.5 gallons, motor oil jugs, chemical or Styrofoam containers or flower pots.
 
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