What to Recycle

Recycling 101 for your home, apartment or commercial recycling program.

    PAPER

  • Newspaper (with inserts)
  • Magazines/Catalogs
    • Glossy & Non-glossy
  • Telephone Directories
  • Office/School Paper
  • Advertising/Junk Mail
  • Kraft Brown Paper Bags
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Paperboard/Chipboard
    • Cereal Boxes
    • Pasta Boxes
    • Clothing Boxes
    • Tissue Boxes

    PLASTIC

  • All plastic bottles and containers with these symbols underneath.
    Examples are:
    • Plastic beverage and food containers
    • Milk, water and juice bottles
    • Liquid detergent, fabric softener, bleach, shampoo
    • Yogurt cups
    • Vegetable oil bottles

    METAL

  • Aluminum Cans
  • Steel or tin cans


    GLASS

  • Bottles and jars only.
  • Brown, green and clear glass.

Recycling Preparation
  • All materials may be mixed together.
  • Paper may be placed in paper bags (optional).
  • Flatten all corrugated cardboard and paperboard boxes.
  • Remove any non-paper packing material
    
  • Rinse all recyclables free of food residue and remove lids.
  • Use PAPER bags when possible.
  • It is okay to leave the caps on your plastic containers.

DO NOT: For the Love of Recycling
  • DO NOT: recycle wire hangers (please return to your cleaners).
  • DO NOT: recycle mirrors, lightbulbs, window glass, or ceramics in recycling container.
  • DO NOT: include soiled paper fibers (oily pizza boxes, paper napkins, etc.)
  • DO NOT: recycle batteries.
    
  • DO NOT: place materials in plastic bags.
  • DO NOT: include styrofoam, wood, plastic film, plastic bags, plastic toys, or diapers in recycling containers.
  • DO NOT: recycle electronics.

* Discard all recyclables in the designated container(s).
** Please! DO NOT throw garbage in the container(s).


Click here for more information on where and how to recycle the items listed below

  • Fluorescent Bulbs
  • Batteries
  • Electronic Waste
  • Medical Waste
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Motor Oil & Tires
  • Paint

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