Recyclable

Fibers

 

 Newspapers, magazines, fine paper (office paper), paperback books.

 Including:  envelopes, writing paper, copy paper, advertisements, junk mail, glossy flyers, catalogues, telephone books.

 

Box board, paper bags, fibrous egg cartons

These include cereal boxes, detergent boxes, shoe boxes, paper/toilet cardboard rolls, etc.

 

Milk/Juice Cartons

 Rinse and place loose in your blue box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Recyclable

Containers

 

 Glass bottles and Jars  Rinse your food and beverage bottles or jars.  Metal lids may go back on jars, labels are acceptable.  Place loose in your blue box.  Do Not put in bags.

 

 Steel/Aluminum cans, foil and trays  Include metal food and beverage containers, clean aluminum foil, and trays (i.e. pie plates).  Rinse free of food, remove sharp lids.  Place your sharp lids inside the cans and pinch tops to secure the lid in the can.  Place loose in the blue box.  Do Not put in bags.

 

 Plastic Bottles, Jugs, and Tubs  Include items such as plastic pop bottles, detergent bottles.  Discard tops and rinse containers.  All the plastics listed above are a #1 PET or #2 HDPE plastic.  If you are not sure what plastic it is, look on the bottom of the container and there will be a #1 or #2 with the recycling symbol around it.          

     

Empty paint cans ONLY 

Scrape dry, remove lid, place can and lid in blue box.