PAPER
Filewaste – Place in bags or box / reusable container.
Acceptable: Office waste paper, anything from the desk (colored or white) staples and small amount of window envelopes.
Unacceptable: Clamp clips, manila envelopes, carbon paper.
NEWSPAPERS - Can be loose or tied with string.
Acceptable: Newspapers, ad supplements, brown paper bags.
Unacceptable: Anything with glue, plastic bags.
MAGAZINES/PHONE BOOKS – Glossy (Glued or Stapled Ok)
Acceptable: Any book. ( No hardbacks )
Unacceptable: Waxed or plastic coated paper.
CARDBOARD - Corrugated cardboard only. Flatten, stack.
Acceptable: Boxes with staples, brown paper sacks
Unacceptable: Wax or plastic coated paper, feed/seed sacks, anything with food scraps.
PLASTIC - Check bottom of container for numbered recycling logo. #1 & #2’s are accepted.
Rinse, clean & remove all lids.
Acceptable:
#1 - Beverage, (Pop Bottles (Clr, Grn) Mayo, Ketchup)
#2 -Milk/water jugs, laundry detergent bottles, containers, butter dishes; yogurt cups, medicine bottles, over the counter plastic.
Unacceptable: Plastic bags, laundry baskets, rigid plastic storage containers; orange pharmacy bottles/containers, Styrofoam, chemical/pesticide/herbicide containers, toys.
METAL, STEEL, TIN & ALUMINUM CANS - Rinse, clean & crush cans or stack smaller inside large cans. Labels may be left on.
Acceptable: Tin cans w/labels, lids folded inside can, aluminum beverage containers, clean aluminum foil; empty aerosol cans, clean aluminum/tin pie plates.
Unacceptable: Plastic lids, spray paint cans, metal containers containing/used for gas/oils/combustible liquids, wire, aluminum siding, gutters.
GLASS BOTTLES - Food & beverage containers only. Containers must be rinsed & lids removed. Labels can stay on.
Acceptable: Clear/brown/green glass bottles.
Unacceptable: Windows; mirrors, pottery, ceramic glasses/plates, light bulbs.
