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What to Recycle

RIGID PLASTICS / BOTTLES

All bottles, jars, jugs and tubs, as those materials are most likely to be made of plastics that truly can be recycled. Remove caps

METALS

Generally accepted items include: (when cleaned of food)

Tin cans
Aluminum cans
Steel cans

PAPER / CARDBOARD

Generally accepted items include:

Office paper
Magazines
Flattened cardboard
Newspaper
Phonebooks
Flattened cereal boxes
Junk mail
Paperboard
Flattened snack boxed
Do not included plastic coated paper items

GLASS

Generally accepted items include:

Food containers and jars (when cleaned of food)
Soft drink and beer bottles
Wine and liquor bottles

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What NOT to put in Recycling

WHAT NOT TO RECYCLE

LOOSE PLASTIC BAGS
AND FILM
- Plastic shopping bags
- Bagged recyclables
- Plastic storage bags
- Plastic stretch wrap and film
FOOD WASTE
- Food scraps
- Food-soiled containers
- Soiled paper products
POLYSTYRENE FOAM CUPS OR CONTAINERS
- Egg cartons
- Packing popcorn
- Take-out containers
- Drinking cups

ALSO, DO NOT INCLUDE…

Needles or medical waste
Plastic utensils
Fast food packaging
Shredded paper
Broken / sharp glass
Shower curtains
Hoses
Ceramic materials
Cloth / clothing
Hazardous items e.g. paints, oil, batteries, fluorescent bulbs
Engine blocks
Used tires