Acceptable / Unacceptable Items

Accepted Materials for Recycling

• Aluminum and steel cans
• Glass
  • Rinsed clear
  • Brown and green bottles and jars
  • No lids
• Mixed Paper
  • Office and school paper
  • Newsprint
  • Junk mail
  • Paper bags
  • Phone books
  • Magazines
  • Catalogs
  • Envelopes
  • Wrapping paper (no metallic or bows).
  • Shredded paper (must place it in clear plastic bags)
• Cardboard
  • Corrugated
  • Shoe
  • Gift
  • Cereal boxes
  • Other, cut or flatten as needed to release easily from the cart
• Plastics
  • Bottles and containers
  • Rinsed 
  • Number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 on the bottom
  • No polystyrene (Styrofoam).
  • Food and Beverage Cartons - includes milk, cream, egg substitutes, juice, soup, broth, wine and juice box cartons

Not Recyclable

• Food contaminated items (i.e. pizza boxes)
• Plastic shopping bags or any type of plastic wrap or film
• Styrofoam
• Yard waste
• Electronics
• Food waste
• Any glass that is not a bottle (i.e. mirrors, ceramics, windows, light bulbs, etc.)