Containers

What you can recycle:

  • Aluminum & steel food and beverage cans
  • Plastic bottles (1-7) with necks smaller than their bases

How to Prepare:

  1. Remove all caps and lids
  2. Rinse thoroughly
  3. It is ok to leave labels on

Unacceptable:

any GLASS, plastic cups, tubs, cups, trays, bags, take-out containers, & ceramics


Cardboard

What you can recycle:

  • Cardboard boxes
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Cereal & jello boxes
  • Paper towel & toilet paper rolls
  • Paperboard packaging (i.e. tissue & shoe boxes)

How to Prepare:

  1. Remove all packaging (styrofoam, peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.)
  2. Flatten all boxes

Unacceptable:

Plastic bags, food-soiled cardboard (greasy), wax-coated cardboard (i.e. milk cartons)


Paper Products

What you can recycle:

  • Office paper (any color)
  • Shredded paper (single cut only)
  • newspaper & inserts
  • magazines & catalogs
  • mail & envelopes
  • paper bags

How to Prepare:

  1. Remove non paper objects from paper items (like a plastic piece in an envelope)