Recycling

* denotes schedule changes during holiday weeks

Please have items out for collection by 6:00 am.

ITEMS BANNED FROM LANDFILLS:

Appliances - Tires - Used motor oil - Lead acid batteries

Wet paint - Yard waste - Electronics (TV's, computer components,

fax machines, DVD players, VCR's and DVR's)

RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

PLASTICS Household container plastics #1 through #7 are recyclable. Plastic bags(grocery,

newspaper, etc.-no black or brown bags) that are clean and dry should be placed

inside a clear or transparent bag and tied shut; full bag should be no larger than a

basketball. Plastic items that are not recyclable include: Formed styrofoam, packing

peanuts and oil bottles.

METALS Tin and aluminum food, beverage and aerosol cans can be recycled. They should be

empty and the plastic tops removed. Cardboard sided juice cans and paints cans are not

recyclable. Small items of scrap metal may also be recycled (pots, pans, toasters, etc),

nothing smaller than 2 inches or larger than a basketball and weighing more than 10 lbs.

GLASS Green, brown, blue and clear bottles and jars only. Windows, mirrors, glassware,

ceramics and light bulbs are not recyclable.

PAPER Newspaper, magazines, office paper, phone books, paper milk and and juice cartons

and junk mail should be placed loose in the recycling bin. Tissue or paper towels, food

and candy wrappers are not recyclable. Gift wrapping paper (non-foil type) is also

recyclable.

CARDBOARD All cardboard boxes including paperboard (cereal boxes, etc) are recyclable. Wax and

plastic coated cardboard are not recyclable. Please flatten boxes; pieces should be no

larger than 3 feet by 3 feet.

Drivers look for the bins to determine if a stop is needed.

Please rinse containers.

Preparing recyclables correctly is important for the Recycling Centers

automated single-stream sorting process. Proper preparation ensures that recyclables will not

be landfilled, helping keep your communities' cost down.