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What Can I Recycle?
If you
have commingled service at your home, business, office, apartment or
school, you can place the following items in your recycling container:
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Aluminum
cans, foil, and pie plates |
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Cans
of all types (steel, tin, bi-metal)
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Cardboard
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Glass
containers, bottles, and jars
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Mixed
paper of all colors (e.g. glossy and non-glossy paper, worksheets,
office and computer paper, junk mail, magazines)
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Newspapers and all inserts |
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Paper
bags
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Paperboard
(e.g., cereal and tissue boxes)
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Phonebooks
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#1
PETE plastic containers (e.g., 2 liter soda bottles) [Check
the bottom of the plastic container for the recycling arrow and
number.]
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#2
HDPE plastic containers (e.g., plastic milk jugs)
[Check
the bottom of the plastic container for the recycling arrow and
number.]
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If you
have a dumpster at your business or school, you can place the following
types of items in your container:
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All
types of office paper (even glossy!) - put in yellow bags provided
by your trash hauler |
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Cardboard
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Newspapers
- place in the blue bags provided by your trash hauler |
If you
have green waste service at your home, business, or school, you can
throw the following items into your green waste container:
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Grass
clippings (although it is recommended that you leave them on the
lawn after mowing to return nutrients to the soil) |
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Leaves |
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Small
branches and prunings |
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Ivy |
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NO food
waste, animal waste, dirt and rocks, please! |
Lots of other stuff can be recycled too.
Check out the Directory
of Materials
to see a quick & comprehensive listing of recyclable materials and drop-off locations not found in the above lists! |
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