what can/can't be recycled
Yes, recycle these
- Plastics #1, #2 and #5
Check the number inside the arrows on the bottom - Metal cans
Steel, tin, bi-metal, and aluminum food and beverage cans - Cardboard
Clean and dry only. No grease. - Newspaper and magazines
Includes inserts, catalogs, and paperback books - Paper cartons and boxes
Juice boxes, milk cartons, pasta and cereal boxes - Office and household paper
Envelopes, junk mail, greeting cards. Shredded paper goes in a paper bag.
No, keep these out
- Glass
Bottles, jars, dishes, mirrors, ceramics. None of it. - Plastic bags, wrappers and straws
Also any plastic without a number, to-go lids, and polystyrene foam - Food waste and greasy containers
Rinse containers. If it is still greasy, trash it. Includes wax-coated cartons. - Electronics, batteries and cables
Light bulbs, e-waste, and scrap metal too. All need special handling. - Freon appliances
Fridges, AC units, freezers. Call us for pickup options. - Hazardous and bio-waste
Diapers, chemicals, medical waste, batteries - Everything else
Clothes, shoes, toys, tools, hoses, tissue, hardback books, holiday decorations, egg cartons, yard waste, construction debris
The golden rule
If you are not sure, throw it in the trash. Tossing things in ‘just in case’ contaminates entire loads and sends everything to the landfill anyway.