Single Stream Recycling Guidelines

PAPER:

• Corrugated Cardboard
  
• Newspaper
  
• Office paper (copier & computer/ plain or shredded)
  
• "Mixed” Paper: Including catalogs & telephone books, cereal boxes, frozen food boxes, junk mail, magazines, milk cartons, and soda boxes.

PLASTIC:

• Grocery Bags- “bagged please”
  
• Wide-Mouth Plastic Containers such as yogurt cups, butter tubs, plastic flower pots, laundry baskets, buckets, and plastic party cups.
  
• Narrow-Neck Bottles (mouth of bottle is smaller than the body):
  1. Polyethylene Terephthalate- such as drink bottles (soda, water, or sports bottles) and salad dressing bottles.
     
  2. High Density Polyethylenes- such as detergent containers (dish, laundry, and shampoo bottles), milk, juice, and some water bottles.
     
  3. Polyvinyl Chloride- such as milk or water jugs
     
  4. Low Density Polyethylenes- such as squeezable mustard or honey bottles.
     
  5. Polypropylene- such as medicine and catsup bottles
     
  6. Polystyrene- such as aspirin and transparent medicine bottles.

GLASS:

• Includes all UNBROKEN clear/green/brown glass bottles, jars, and food containers.
  • ***DOES NOT INCLUDE ceramic or clay flowerpots, crystal, drinking glasses, heat-resistant cookware (Pyrex), light bulbs, mirrors, window glass plates, or mugs.

METAL:

• Includes all aluminum, steel, and tin food & beverage cans. Also includes aerosol cans, aluminum foil, pie plates, and foil trays (TV dinner trays).
  • ***DOES NOT INCLUDE burn barrels, 55 gallon drums, paint cans, or solvent cans.

***Please make sure to rinse ALL containers and remove the lids or spray pumps.
***Any containers that had chemicals, pesticides, or automotive fluids in them are NOT recyclable.

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