Do Recycle
Paper
- All clean cardboard,
paperboard, & pizza boxes
(NO FOOD) - Newspaper & inserts
- Magazines
- Mail & catalogs
- Paper bags
- Office paper, envelopes, & window envelopes
- Wrapping paper
- Phone books
- Books
- Paper plates (clean)
- Milk & juice cartons
- Drink boxes & aseptic
containers (“Tetra Paks”) - Shredded paper
(put in clear plastic bags)
Plastic
- Water bottles
- Milk jugs
- Detergent bottles
- All rigid containers marked #1-7 (except Styrofoam)
Metal
- Tin cans
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum cans & foil
- Pots & pans
GLASS (all colors)
- All glass bottles & jars
All rigid containers must be EMPTY (not perfectly clean)
Don’t Recycle
Plastic bags & wrap
- Trash & shopping bags (empty or full)
- Plastic wrap or film
- Bubble wrap or mailers
- Tyvek or plastic envelopes
- Bread bags
- Potato chip & snack bags
- Sandwich baggies
- Animal food bags
- Frozen vegetable bags
- Pellet bags
- Newspaper bags
- Boat wrap or tarps
Batteries
- alkaline
- button-cell
- rechargeable & lithium-ion
- Styrofoam (even if it’s #6)
- Cup lids or straws
- Paper towels, napkins, or tissue
- Needles & sharps
- Large metal parts
(car, boat, truck, etc.) - Gas tanks
(propane, helium, oxygen, etc.) - Wood & lumber
- Pipes (metal or plastic)
- Clothing & shoes
- Bedding & pillows
- Furniture
- Light bulbs (any type)
- Garden hoses
- Hangers (metal or plastic)
- Diapers (baby or adult)
- Food or plants (compost these)
- Kitty litter
- Knives & blades
- Toys
- Vinyl siding
- Wax-coated paper & boxes
- Rope, string, chain
Do not bag recyclables
No garbage
No plastic bags or film
Return to retailers
No clothing or linens
Use donation programs
No “tanglers”
No cords, electronics, hoses, ropes, etc.
No hazardous waste
No explosives – No sharps
No food or liquid
Empty all containers
Three Rules of Plastic Recycling
- It must be rigid plastic – nothing that can be crumpled
- It must be a container – like a bottle, jug, or box
- It must have a #1-7 recycling symbol
