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WHAT TO RECYCLE


All Clean Dry Paper
computer, ledger, wrapping, colored, arts and craft paper, unwanted mail, flyers, telephone books, note cards, newspaper, blueprints, magazines, file folders, paper bags, Post-it notes, catalogs; and all envelopes including those with windows

All Cardboard Boxes and Chipboard
cereal, tissue, dry food, frozen food, shoe, and detergent boxes; paper and toilet rolls; and corrugated boxes broken down and flattened

All Aluminum, Tin, Steel Metal, and Bi-Metal Cans
rinsed if possible, soda, juice, soup, vegetables, and pet food cans; pie tins; clean aluminum foils; empty paint and aerosol cans with plastic caps removed, and wire hangers

All Glass Bottles and Jars
rinsed if possible, soda, wine, beer, spaghetti sauce, pickle jars, broken bottles, and etc.

All Clean Plastics

  • Empty Plastic Containers ( through)
    rinsed if possible, soda, juice, detergent, bleach, shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, dishwashing liquid bottles, milk jugs, tubs for margarine and yogurt, plastic planters, food and blister packaging, rigid clamshell packaging, etc.

  • All Plastic Bags and All Film Bags
    grocery bags and dry cleaner bags, all all clean film plastic

  • All Clean Polystyrene (Styrofoam®)
    Styrofoam® cups, containers, and packaging such as Styrofoam® eggshell cartons, Styrofoam® block packaging, and Styrofoam® clamshell packaging

  • Miscellaneous Plastics
    Plastic coat hangers, non-electric plastic toys, plastic swimming pools, & plastic laundry baskets

 Please select an item of interest from the column at left.

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