Glass |
Bottles and jars; Green, Clear & Brown |
Remove lids and discard in trash; rinse and clean |
Windows, mirrors, light bulbs and tubes, pyrex and dishes, drinking glasses, chemical bottles, medical containers, laboratory glass |
Tin & Steel Cans |
Food cans ONLY |
Flattening optional, rinse and clean |
Cardboard sides, juice cans, aerosol cans, paint cans |
Plastic |
Milk, soda and detergent bottles, other bottles marked #1 PETE or #2 HDPE |
Remove and discard lids in trash, rinse and clean |
Styrofoam, plastic cups and film, hard plastic (toys, pails, etc), medicine bottles & syringes |
Newspapers, magazines, office paper and cardboard ONLY |
Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, card stock, office paper, books, envelopes, paper |
Other examples: brown paper tapes, computer printouts, file folders, post it notes, phone books
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Bathroom waste paper, cellophane, cloth, cork, foil, polystyrene Styrofoam, waxed paper, paper food containers, photographs, paper cups, napkins, Styrofoam packaging, carbon paper, fiberboard |