Recycling Guidelines

Aluminum, tin, or steel containers such as drink cans, baking pans & food cans (lids removed)

X - NO tanglers (e.g. wires, coat hangers, cables)

X - NO bulky materials (e.g. car parts, paint cans, propane tanks)

X - NO aerosol cans

X - NO hazardous waste containers

• Mixed paper, newspaper, office paper & magazines
• Gift wrapping paper (non-metallic, no glitter, no foil overlay)
• Paperback books, catalogs & phone books (no plastic/plasticized covers)
• Empty, clean and dry paper bags
• Junk mail & envelopes
• Dry goods packaging (empty flour/sugar paper bags)
• Paper towel cores/toilet paper cores
• Food & grease-free parts of pizza boxes

X - NO food/beverage cartons (e.g. milk & juice cartons, broth cartons)

X - NO wet/dirty paper

X - NO facial tissue

X - NO paper towels

X - NO food-soiled pizza boxes

Only certain types of plastics should be disposed of in the recycling container. This includes plastic containers with a neck including water bottles, soda bottles, condiment bottles, shampoo bottles, milk jugs, bleach bottles, liquid laundry detergent bottles, and cleaning product bottles. All other types of plastics are considered unacceptable and should be disposed of with your normal household waste. Containers shall be rinsed before placing them in the Cart. No plastic packaging, plastic bags, or Styrofoam shall be placed in the Cart.