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Acceptable Materials |
How to Prepare Them |
Not Accepted
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Glass
Glass bottles and jars
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Rinse.
Place in “glass” bin
at depot. |
Light bulbs.
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Metal Containers
Aluminum foil, pie plates, roast pans, food cans, juice and pop cans
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Empty and rinse.
Push food can lids
inside the can. |
Coat hangers, pots
and pans, wire |
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Cardboard Cans
Refrigerated dough, frozen juice, chips, powdered drink mixes
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Include both metal
ends in your blue box.
Discard the pull-off
strip or seal. |
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Empty Aerosol Cans & Dry Paint Cans
Empty aerosol or spray cans, shaving cream, hairspray, cooking
spray.
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Ensure aerosol cans
and paint cans are empty.
Ensure paint cans
and lids are dry.
Remove paint can
lids and place in blue box. |
Cans with wet paint
inside or aerosol cans that are not empty are considered household
hazardous waste. |
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Plastic Containers
Plastic containers with the numbers 1, 2 or 5. Pop bottles, peanut
butter jars, laundry and dish detergent bottles, margarine
containers, etc
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Look for
the recycling symbol to determine if the type of container is
recyclable
Rinse.
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Plastics that do not
have a recycling number or have numbers 3 or 7 stamped on them,
plastic dishes and utensils, toys.
No motor oil
containers. |
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Plastic Bags
Plastic bags with the number 4. Grocery bags, bread bags.
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Make sure bags are
clean.
Turn bags inside out
to empty.
Stuff bags inside
one and tie at the top.
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Bubble wrap, plastic
food wrap, bar wrappers. |
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Polystyrene Foam
Foam stamped with the number 6. Clean take out containers, meat
trays, foam plates and cups.
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Rinse.
Break down large
pieces into smaller pieces (maximum 2 ft x 3 ft x 1 ft)
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Foam packing
peanuts, dirty foam, foam treated with fire retardant for thermal
insulation. |
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Paper
Household papers, magazines, newspapers, office and glossy paper,
phone books.
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Place loose in bin
at depot. |
Diapers, facial
tissue, paper towels, cookie bags, paper drink cups, waxed paper.
(much non-recyclable paper can go in your organics kitchen catcher). |
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Cardboard and Boxboard
Pizza boxes, moving boxes, cereal boxes, cracker boxes, etc.
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Remove bags, tissue
paper and other liners from inside boxes.
Please flatten boxes. |
Coffee cups, waxed
cardboard, wooden fruit crates. |
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Beverage Boxes and Cartons
Milk and juice
cartons, broth/soup cartons, juice boxes.
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Rinse.
Remove straws. |
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