GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (FROM  FOODS

& BEVERAGES)

YES:

Clear

Brown

Green/Blue

UNBROKEN

NO:

Items such as drinking glasses, dishes, ceramics, window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, perfume bottles, crystal.

Do NOT break glass.  Rinse/clean. Remove & discard caps & covers. No need to remove labels. Bag or box.

METALS

YES:

Tin Food Cans - ends are

acceptable

Aluminum Cans, Pie Pans & Trays

Scrap Metals - iron, steel, copper, brass

NO:

Screw-on lids

No cans from items such as paint thinner or lighter fluid.

Rinse/clean. Remove & discard paper labels.

Crushing is optional

Bag aluminum separate from tin.

Make sure aerosol cans & paint cans are empty.

PLASTIC  CONTAINERS

YES:

Plastic Food Containers/Jugs coded with the #’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 7 inside the

NO:

Plastic bags/wrap, plastic toys, hose, pipe or containers without the acceptable code.

NO STYROFOAM!

Rinse/clean. Remove & discard caps & covers. No need to remove labels. Flatten jugs to save space. 

Drain oil jugs well & replace cap.

PAPER

YES:

1. Newsprint & Phone books

2. White & Colored Office Paper such as typing, computer, writing & copy paper & envelopes without windows.

3. Magazines, Catalogs & Glossy Inserts

NO:

Carbon paper, tissues, paper clips, rubber bands or fasteners of any kind, plastic or metal bindings, food wrappers.  No wet, greasy or dirty paper.

Bag paper items separately according to the categories listed under the ‘YES’ section.  

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD

(& BROWN PAPER GROCERY BAGS)

YES:

The kind with the ribbed, wavy layer.

NO:

Wet, greasy or dirty cardboard or brown paper bags.

Break cardboard boxes down  into 3’ x  3’ pieces & bundle & tie it or bag it.

Bag brown paper grocery bags.

PAPERBOARD PACKAGING

YES:

EXAMPLES: Boxes from cereal, cakes, crackers, pasta, toys, tissues, greeting cards, etc.

NO:

Waxed packaging (e.g. from frozen of refrigerated foods or drinks)

Remove and discard liners, plastic, or cellophane. Break down/flatten boxes and group together in paper bag or with ties.