Recyclable Materials Accepted/Not Accepted

Paper

• Cardboard (must be broken down and placed in the recycling bin)
• Boxboard (ie. shoe boxes, tissue boxes and cereal boxes)
• Newspaper
• Magazines, catalogs and glossy paper
• Paper bags
• Paper packaging
• Egg cartons
• Junk mail
• Phone books and soft cover books
• Envelopes (labels or windows okay)
• Office paper (all colors)
• Shredded paper in clear bags

Please NO: hardcover books, binders, tissue, towels, paper with plastic coatings (such as photographs for label backing), food-soiled paper, waxed paper, or foil-lined paper, or non-tearing envelopes.

Plastic

• All CRV containers accepted
• Bottles and jugs
• All colors – lids/caps removed
• All numbers accepted
• Rinsed and empty
• Tubs and containers (ie. yogurt, margarine)
• Plastic bags (stuff several bags inside each other)
• Buckets, pales and crates
• Toys (ie. plastic tricycles)
• Clamshell trays and deli containers
• Plant pots (no ceramic)
• Laundry baskets

Please NO: Styrofoam® or packing peanuts (packing peanuts can be taken to a UPS store).

Glass

• Bottles and jars (labels okay)
• All colors, lids removed
• Rinsed and empty

Please NO:  Window glass, mirrors, crystal, Pyrex®, ceramics, light bulbs, or fluorescent lamps/tubes

Metal

• Aluminum cans
• Tin and steel cans
• Clean aluminum pans and foil
• Empty aerosol cans
• Small scrap
• Pots, pans an utensils
• Loose lids from jars

Please NO:  Electronic or computer equipment