These items Are Recyclable! 

Metal and Glass Aluminum Cans Steel Food Cans Soup Cans Tuna Cans Aluminum Foil & Aluminum Pans Beer/Wine Bottles Glass Containers (that contained food or beverage) Jam Jars Sauce Jars Pickle Jars		Paper Products Brown Grocery Bags Beer and Soda Cases Cereal Boxes Pasta boxes Cake and Snack Boxes Flattened Cardboard Catalogs Magazines Office/school paper (all colors) Junk Mail Flyers
Plastics Berry Containers Butter Tubs Cooking Oil Bottles Juice Containers Milk Jugs Yogurt Tubs Water & Soda Bottles Shampoo Bottles Lotion & Hand-soap Bottles Detergent Bottles Condiment Bottles Cool Whip Tubs Sour Cream Tubs Ice Cream Tubs Peanut Butter Tubs & Jars Cottage Cheese Tubs, etc.		Brochures Newspaper and Inserts Pizza Delivery Boxes Broth Boxes Drink Boxes Juice Cartons Milk Cartons Toilet Paper & Paper Towel Tubes Toothpaste Boxes Empty Tissue Boxes Cardboard Egg Cartons Cardboard Medication Boxes

 Need more information?
Call the Lyon County
Environmental Department
(507) 532-8210

These items ARE NOT RECYCLABLE!
Keep these common non-recyclable items OUT of your recycling cart or drop site!

	Do Not Bag Recyclables (no trash)		No Styrofoam (other disposal options available)		No Plastic Shopping Bags or Other Types of Bags (other disposal options available)
	No Electronics (other disposal options available)		No Bedding, Clothing, Rugs, Carpet, or Shoes (other disposal options available)		No Tanglers, Holiday Lights, Clothes Hangers, or Extension Cords (other disposal options available)

 Other items that are not recyclable - TRASH only include:

✘ Food or liquids
✘ Paper napkins, plates, cups, tissues or
wrapping paper
✘ Non-recyclable plastic-kids toys, pools,
tarps,totes, laundry baskets, etc.
✘ Plastic pots, plastic flowers, mulch bags,
plastic sheeting, plastic tarps, plastic food
wraps, etc.
✘ Plastic tubing/tiling/sump pump hoses
✘ Pet food bags or solar salt bags
✘ Dishware, autoglass, microwave trays,
or window glass
✘ Diapers or cat litter
✘ Furnace filters
✘ Empty RV fluid or oil containers
✘ Medical equipment
✘ Small appliances (radios, blenders, mixer, etc.)
✘ Empty paint cans & empty chemical containers
including empty farm related containers/
cleaning supplies

Items that are not recyclable that have other disposal options include:

✘ Tires, auto parts & scrap metal
✘ Concrete, wood and other construction
debris
✘ Yard waste (not allowed in trash)
✘ Batteries
✘ Vinyl Siding & Gutters
✘ Shredded paper & books
✘ Sharps (needles)/syringes
✘ Large appliances