Acceptable Recyclables & Non-Acceptable Items - New Items Highlighted*

Residential Mixed Paper:

Any paper that is written upon, read from or used for packaging including

• Newspaper and inserts
• Cardboard
• Paperboard
• Junk mail
• Ledgers, file folders or computer paper
• Magazines, catalogs, phone directories
• Paperback & hardcover books (please limit to 20 lbs. per setout)

Food & Beverage Containers:

• Aluminum cans and foil (clean)
• Steel cans
• Aerosol cans (empty), except paint cans!
• Glass bottles & jars, all colors accepted
• Six-pack ring carriers
• Beverage cartons
• *Plastic shopping bags (grocery and retail only; must have a #2 or #4 on bag); Bags must be clean, dry and bundled separately from other recyclables

Plastic containers - any color plastic food or beverage container, except Styrofoam!

These plastic resin code numbers are accepted:

• 1 PETE (Polyethylene, Terephthalate): Soft drink & water bottles or food containers
• 2 HDPE (High Density Polyethylene): Milk jugs, detergent bottles, shopping bags (bundled)
• 3 V (Polyvinyl Chloride): Health & beauty aide products, cooking oil bottles and household cleaners
• 4 LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene): Margarine tubs & lids, frozen dessert cups, six-pack rings, shopping bags (bundled)
• 5 PP (Polypropylene): Yogurt cups, syrup bottles, deli trays, plant pots and caps/lids. Plant pots must be rinsed free of dirt.
• *6 PS (Polystyrene): Rigid #6 plastics only, such as to-go coffee lids, bakery containers; No Styrofoam
• 7 OTHER (Other resins): Microwaveable containers and narrow-neck bottles

Please take a moment to:

• Rinse all containers
• Caps/lids can be recycled, may be left on bottle or container once rinsed
• Remove food box liners or plastic film
• Flatten all boxes
• Cut large cardboard to less than 2' x 3'
• Keep paper fibers dry

Unacceptable Materials

• No food waste/organics
• No plastic film - Such as Ziploc bags, bread bags, newspaper sleeves, wrappers (chip bags, candy, fast food, etc)
• No garbage bags
• No Styrofoam (foam) products - Such as egg cartons, deli or meat trays, packaging "peanuts"
• No scrap metal or wood
• No single-use paper products (paper towel, tissue paper, cups/plates)
• No food packaging materials
• No plastic cutlery
• No food-soiled boxes
• No hazardous waste (i.e. motor oil, pesticide containers, paint, batteries, etc)
• No toys
• No ceramics/mirrors
• No gift wrap/ribbon/bows
• No landscape waste
• No textiles/shoes
• No medical waste