RECYCLE
Residential Recycling Guidelines

Please empty clean recyclables out of bags and boxes
into your recycling container so that they can be easily sorted.

RECYCLING EVENT SATURDAY APRIL 10

Recycle these Items - If in doubt, throw it out!

Paper Food Containers

  • Clean paper cups
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Juice boxes
  • Frozen food boxes

Clean Plastic

  • Bottles, jars, jugs
    - Food, detergent, shampoo, vitamins, etc
    - Labels on containers OK
    - No lids or caps
  • Dairy tubs
    - Yogurt, cream cheese, etc
    - No lids or caps

Glass

  • Bottles and jars
    - All colors and sizes
    - Labels on containers OK
    - No lids or caps

Clean Paper

  • Flattened cardboard
    - Limited to 2 x 3 ft
  • Newspapers, inserts
  • Magazines, catalogs
  • Phonebooks
  • Paperback books
  • Mail
    - Window envelopes OK
  • Paper bags, food boxes

Clean Metal

  • Aluminum and tin cans
  • Aerosol cans
  • Scrap metal
    (Limited to 2 x 2 x 2 ft, 35 lbs.
    - Tire rims
    - Bike parts
  • Small Appliances
    (that are primarily metal)
    - Toaster ovens
    - Irons
    - Curling irons
    - Waffle irons
    - Food processors

NOT ACCEPTED

  • Styrofoam containers / packaging
  • Styrofoam peanuts - Reuse or give to mail houses
  • Disposable diapers, rags
  • Plastic take-out containers
  • Plastic trays - Bakery, meat, etc
  • Plastic cups, plates, utensils
  • Prescription vials
  • Food wrap
  • Needles, syringes
  • Sharp or greasy items
  • Knives, scissors
  • Ceramic dishes
  • Light bulbs, windows, mirrors
  • Aluminum foil
  • Paint – dry out, mix with kitty litter
    and put in the garbage
  • Plastic bags - Reuse or recycle at grocery stores

These items can go in your Yard Waste Toter:
  • Paper towels, plates and napkins
  • Shredded paper – layered with yard/food waste
  • Food scraps
  • Food soiled paper
  • Take-out pizza boxes
  • Waxed cardboard

Which Plastics Can You Put in YourCurbside Recycling?

When trying to figure out if plastic can go in your curbside recycling, remember to look at the shape and not the number or recycling symbol on the bottom.  Only jugs, bottles and dairy tubs (like a cream cheese container) can go in the curbside recycling. Plastic shopping bags can be recycled at your local grocery store, or better yet, bring your own reusable bag when shopping.

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