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Don't fill your garbage cart with items that should be recycled...With a recycling container that is much larger than that old curbside bin, you can recycle more and waste less! With single-stream recycling, all your recycling goes in one cart!
*Now recycle all your rigid plastics* (see below for the details)
PAPER | PLASTIC | - Cardboard (must be broken down and placed in the cart)
- Boxboard (such as shoe boxes, cereal boxes)
- Newspaper
- Magazines, catalogs & glossy paper
- Paper bags
- Paper packaging
- Egg cartons
- Milk & juice cartons
- Junk mail
- Phone books & soft-cover books
- Envelopes (labels or windows okay)
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Office paper (all colors)
- Shredded paper in clear bags
PLEASE NO hardcover books, binders, tissues, towels, paper with plastic coatings (such as photographs or label paper), food-soiled paper, waxed paper, foil-lined paper, or Tyvek (non-tearing) envelopes. Click here to recycle Tyvek envelopes. Drop off hardcover books at Goodwill or the Reuse & Recycle Center.
| - Bottles & jugs
- All CRV containers
- All numbers & colors
- Rinsed & empty, lids/caps removed
- All rigid non-bottle plastics, such as:
- Tubs & containers (e.g. yogurt, margarine)
- Buckets, pails & crates
- Toys (e.g. plastic tricycles)
- Clamshell trays & deli containers
- Laundry baskets
- Plant pots (no ceramics)
PLEASE NO Styrofoam, plastic bags or plastic film/wrap. Recycle plastic bags at grocery stores and large retailers. Click here for more info on plastics. | METAL | GLASS | - Aluminum cans
- Tin & steel cans
- Clean aluminum pans & foil
- Empty aerosol cans
- Small scrap metal
- Pots, pans & utensils
- Loose lids from jars
PLEASE NO electronic or computer equipment (click here for e-waste options). | - Bottles & jars
- All colors, lids removed
- Rinsed & empty (labels okay)
PLEASE NO window glass, mirrors, crystal, Pyrex, ceramics, light bulbs, or fluorescent lamps/tubes. |
- Please place all recyclable items loose in the cart
- Items outside the cart will not be picked-up
- Do not bind or bundle any items
- Flatten all cardboard/boxes and place in cart
It's more efficient to roll out your blue recycling cart only when it is at least half full. That saves time, energy and resources for everyone!
RECYCLING CAN SAVE YOU MONEY because your garbage bill is based on the size and/or frequency of your garbage service, and the more you recycle the less trash you have to dispose. Recycling service is provided free of charge to all businesses and residents in our service area.
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