Guidelines for using your Recycling Barrel: Acceptable Items

NO PLASTIC BAGS, PLEASE

All plastic bags and wraps, even those with recycling symbols, can become dangerously tangled in the mechanical separating equipment. Please look for “plastic bag only” recycling drop-offs at places like grocery stores instead. Click HERE to find a drop off location in your area.

 

Glass Bottles & Jars

Food grade containers only: All colors accepted. Clean, empty, and large metal lids can go loose in the recycling. There is no need to remove labels. Please NO plate glass, vases, laminated glass, ceramics, including mugs and plates, drinking glasses, lightbulbs, Pyrex dishes, mirror glass, or crystal. Miniature bottles and jars should be placed in the trash due to their small size.

 

Metal Items

Aerosol Containers (food grade only): Completely empty and do not remove the label. Please no deodorizers, cleaners, pesticides, paints, or other hazardous waste cans.

Baking trays, Foil, or Pie Plates (food grade only): Should be emptied, rinsed clean, and placed in your recycle barrel for collection. Please no Aluminum siding or foil tops from containers like yogurt.

Cans (food grade only): Clean, empty, and do not flatten. There is no need to remove labels. Please no pots & pans, small pieces of scrap metal, or lawnmower blades.

 

Plastics

Bottles: Completely empty, with or without caps attached. Loose bottle caps should be placed in the trash. Please no bottles that contained/contain hazardous waste materials, black plastic, or spray/pump mechanisms. Miniature bottles like prescription bottles/nips should be placed in the trash due to their size.

Plastic Containers (food grade only): Including tubs and the lids. Do not flatten containers. They should be emptied and rinsed clean. Please no hazardous waste containers, black plastic containers, or spray/pump mechanisms.

Plastic plant pots/trays (Green or red): Should be emptied, rinsed clean, and placed in your recycle barrel for collection. Black plastic pots/trays should be put in the trash.

Egg Cartons: Plastic or Paper only should be emptied, clean, and placed in your recycle barrel for collection. Styrofoam egg cartons should be placed in the trash.

 

Paper

Newspaper, Junk Mail & Magazines:  Newspaper Inserts, Paper Bags, Envelopes (Plain or Window) & postcards. There is no need to bundle or tie together. Please be sure to remove any free samples. No gift wrapping paper or tissue paper.

Books: Softcover books can be placed in the recycle barrel for collection. Hardcover books are not recyclable with the cover attached. Yellowed or stained items should be placed in the trash.

Clean Paper & Office Folders: White and/or colored paper can be placed in the recycle barrel for collection. Please no paper clips, binders, plastic tabs, or metal hangers. Shredded paper should be bagged and placed in your trash barrel.

Corrugated Cardboard & Boxboard: Such as cereal boxes & shoe boxes. Clean and empty boxes should be flattened and place in your recycle barrel for collection. For large quantities of cardboard, too big to fit in your container, please call us to discuss other options that may be available in your area.

Juice Boxes & Aseptic Packaging: Such as milk cartons & broth containers. Should be emptied, rinsed clean, and placed in your recycle barrel for collection. Please put any straws from juice boxes into the trash.