ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL

·        All paper and cardboard must be dry.

·        Cans, plastic and glass much be in separate containers

·        Cut, flatten & stack boxes.

           (No larger than 3 foot sq)         

NEWSPAPER - Tied with a string or put in brown paper bags.

Acceptable

Newspapers, advertising supplements. (NOTE: Supplements that come in the newspapers can stay with the newspapers)

Not Acceptable with newspapers

Magazines, Catalogs, Phone books, Junk mail, Envelopes, Books and Cereal boxes.

CARDBOARD -Cut, flatten & stack boxes. (No larger than 3 foot square)

Acceptable

Boxes with staples, Brown paper sacks, Chipboard: examples- cereal & tissue boxes make sure and remove all liners & stack with string

Not Acceptable with cardboard

Wax coated cardboard, Feed/seed sacks and anything with food scraps.

MAGAZINES – Only slick or shiny magazines & catalogs accepted. Tied with string or put in brown paper sacks.

Acceptable

Time, Newsweek, National Geographic. Slick catalogs, etc….

Not Acceptable with Magazines

TV guide, Books, Tabloids, Phone books, Readers Digest.

GLASS, BOTTLES AND JARS

Food & beverage containers only. These bottles & jars much be rinsed & lids removed. (Metal lids can go with the time cans.) Place clear or green glass in recycling container.

Acceptable

Soda bottles, Beer bottles, Juice containers, Ketchup bottles, Wine and liquor bottles and food containers.

Not Acceptable with Glass Bottles & Jars

Drinking glasses, Window glass, Light bulbs, Mirrors, Crystal ovenware, Ceramic cups & plates, Clay flower pots and Heat resistant/Pyrex

OFFICE PAPER - Can be tied with string or put in brown paper bags.

Acceptable

Computer paper, Typing paper, Writing paper, Photocopy paper, Envelopes, Colored paper, File folders and Unwanted residential mail.

Not Acceptable with Office Paper

Newspapers, Cardboard, Magazines, Books, Carbon paper, Blueprint paper, Film, Photographs, Tape and Glue and any other sensitized paper, Metal objects, Spiral binders or Fasteners.

• NO RECYCLING MATERIAL IN PLASTIC BAGS OR GARBAGE CANS ACCEPTED.

PLASTICS, BOTTLES AND JUGS

(Remove lids, rinse &crush containers)

Check the bottom of the containers for the recycling logo. Inside the logo is a number identifying the type of plastic. Plastics accepted for recycling are types 1 through 7.

All          1      through    7

Acceptable

Food containers, Shampoo bottles, Milk jugs, Butter containers, Detergent bottles, Bleach jugs, Juice jugs, Yogurt containers, High density polyethylene bottles and jars with seams across the bottom.

Not Acceptable

Motor oil containers or batteries.