Recycling

Here are the answers to your questions about what is included in a recyclable commodity.

• Aluminum cans
• Batteries
• Corrugated cardboard - this includes brown paper bags
• Electronics - Residential Customers Only
  • Examples include: TV, VCR, DVD, Computers, Monitors, Printers, Personal Electronic Devices (CD/MP3 player, I-Pod, Cell Phone, etc)
• Carpet Pad
• Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
• Mixed Paper - No plastic or wax coated papers - No wrapping paper
  Examples include
  • Cereal Boxes
  • Beer & Soft Drink pressed paper boxes
  • Junk Mail
  • Scrap Paper
  • Phonebooks
  • Office Paper
  • Magazines
  • Paper Tubes
  • Paper Egg Cartons
• Mixed Plastics - does not include #6 Plastic (Polystyrene) No fencing or pipe
  Examples include
  • Plastic Milk Jugs
  • Detergent Bottles
  • Plastic Coffee Containers
  • Pop & Water Bottles
  • Food Containers (must be triple rinsed)
    • margarine containers
    • salad dressing bottles
    • yogurt containers
    • cheese tubs
  • Plastic fruit and other containers
  • Clean Plastic buckets (metal handles must be removed)
  • Medication bottles (remove prescription labels)
  • Film Containers
  • Any Plastic Box (metal components removed)
  No containers that have contained any type of oil
• Newspaper - this includes white packing paper
• Plastic Bags - includes zip loc bags, plastic bags, plastic bubble wrap
• Steel & Tin Cans
• Nursery Containers (seasonal only) - 2 gallon containers and greater only
• Any food containers to be recycled must be free of food residue
• All bottles must be triple rinsed