Recycling Information
Please Help make recycling happen by preparing your recyclable materials as requested. What can be recycled and how these materials have to be prepared is determined by the businesses that makes products from recycled materials. Careful preparation and separation of recyclables is important. Manufacturers require clean and contaminant-free materials to make new products. Unsorted or improperly prepared materials will be left at the curb with an explanation. Please, no trash. Non-recyclable items will be left in the recycling container. Please dispose with garbage. The following items are part of the curbside recycling program.
Corrugated Cardboard
Viewed from the edge, corrugated cardboard looks like this: -Remove packing materials, such as foam, peanuts & bubblewrap. -All paste board boxes must have wax liner removed, including cereal boxes. -Flatten boxes and place beneath recycling container. -Cereal or other paperboard boxes OK. -NO wax-coated milk cartons or boxes. -NO juice containers.
Beverage Cans
-Please drain completely. -Aluminum & steel beverage cans will be separated automatically at the Recycling Center. -You may flatten cans to save space.
Steel Food Cans
-Rinse clean. -Paper labels OK -Place lid inside can and pinch end close to keep lid inside.
Newspaper
-Stack in brown grocery bags. -DO NOT pack in plastic bags or tie in bundles. -Loose newspaper can cause litter. -Wet newspapers CANNOT be recycled. -Shiny paper is OK.
Glass Bottles & Jars
-Throw away caps & lids. -MUST rinse clean. -Paper labels do not have to be removed. -NO window, ceramic, Pyrex or heat resistant glass. -NO china, dishes, light bulbs or mirrors.
Plastic Bottles & Jars
-Throw away caps. -MUST rinse bottles clean. -ACCEPTABLE: CLEAR pop bottles GREEN pop bottles WHITE milk & water jugs COLORED detergent, softener & bleach bottles -You may flatten plastic bottles to save space for your home storage. -ONLY #1 & #2 plastic is acceptable. Non-coded or coded #3-7 WILL NOT be acceptable. -NO motor oil, transmission oil or antifreeze containers.
Junk Mail
-Put all junk mail into PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS ONLY. -Magazines and catalogs OK -Wrapping Paper OK
Scrap Aluminum
-Aluminum foil, pie & dinner trays -PLEASE rinse clean. -Aluminum lawn furniture etc. -Remove fabric and other contaminants.
| CAN RECYCLE |
CANNOT RECYCLE |
| Junk Mail |
NO Wet Newspaper |
| Magazines |
NO Plastic Bags |
| Newspaper |
NO Window Glass |
| Corrugated Boxes |
NO Ceramics |
| Paper Grocery Bags |
NO Pyrex Glass |
| Glass Jars |
NO Light Bulbs |
| Glass Bottles |
NO Mirrors |
| Plastic Bottles #1 & #2 |
NO Used Motor Oil |
| Plastic Jars #1 & #2 |
NO Transmission Oil |
| Steel Food Cans |
NO Anti-Freeze |
| Aluminum Cans |
NO Oil Containers |
| Steel Cans |
NO Styrofoam |
| Cereal & Other Paste Board Boxes |
NO Empty Plastic Grocery Bag - Take to grocery store |
Thank you for recycling!
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