Recycling

• Flexible plastic packaging [plastic bags, deli meat bags, chip bags, overwrap (example - packing over a paper towel roll)]
• Foam packaging (meat trays, take out containers, cups, plates, bowls)
• Empty aerosol containers (food and personal care products) 

Packaging made of boxboard including cereal and cracker boxes, toothpaste boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls, etc.

Unacceptable Box Board:

No waxed box board, soiled, oil stained or painted boxes

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove all inner and outer packaging materials and plastics
• Break down smaller boxes and place insider larger boxes or in a paper bag
• Simply place neatly in or beside your blue box

Cardboard

Acceptable Cardboards:

• Packaging made of clean corrugated cardboard
• Maximum bundle size of 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.25m (32” x 32x” x 10”)
• Secure cardboard that is too big to fit loose in the blue box with masking tape, packing tape or light string

Unacceptable Cardboards:

•  No waxed cardboard or soiled, oil stained or painted boxes
• No grease-stained pizza boxes

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove all inner and outer packaging materials and plastics
• Pieces should be smaller than 0.8m x 0.8m x .25m (32" x 32" x 10")
• Leave small pieces loose in your blue box and secure bundles with packing tape or twine
• Place neatly beside, under or in your blue box

Acceptable Glass:

Food and beverage glass containers

Unacceptable Glass:

• Window glass and mirrors
• Lightbulbs
• Drinking glasses and cups
• Ceramics, dishes and ovenware

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
• Rinse out residue
• Place loose in the blue box

Acceptable Metals:

• Steel and aluminum food and beverage containers only
• Metal lids

• Empty food and personal hygiene aerosol cans
• Empty and dry paint cans (lids removed)
• Clean aluminum foil and pie foils
• Empty aerosol containers (food and personal care products)

Unacceptable Metals:

• Automotive Parts
• Metal pots and pans
• Scrap Metal
• Hazardous Waste Containers
• Propane Cylinders
• Wire
• Batteries

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
• Rinse out residue
• Place loose in the blue box

Acceptable Mixed Paper:

• Hot and cold beverage cups
• Magazines, ad mail, newspapers and flyers
• Phonebooks
• Paper back and hard copy books
• Printer or photocopy paper
• Tetra Pak™ drink and soup cartons
• Gable Top type cartons (milk and juice)
• Ice Cream Cartons
• Cardboard can (examples juice and chip containers)

Unacceptable Mixed Paper:

• Waxed paper
• Gift Wrapping
• Butcher Paper
• Photographs
• Diapers
• Paper Beverage Trays

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove and discard plastic caps
• Rinse out residue
• Place loose in the Blue Box (please do not crush)
• Do not bundle or bag mixed paper. Simply place them neatly in your blue box or in paper bags to reduce blowing litter
• Shredded paper must be compacted

Acceptable Plastics:

• Food, beverage containers and bottles, household cleaning and personal hygiene product bottles (laundry / dish soap) made of mixed plastics
• Clear and black "clam shell" type fruit/deli/prepared food, bakery and takeout containers
• Plastic Cutlery
• Plastic plates, cups and coffee cup lids
• Single serving plastic food containers (example yogurt containers - please remove film or foil lids and discard)
• Plastic plant pots and trays
• Single use coffee pods (coffee must be removed)
• Flexible plastic packaging [plastic bags, deli meat bags, chip bags, overwarp (paper towel rolls packaging wrap)] 
• Foam packaging (meat trays, take out containers, cups, plates, bowls) 

Unacceptable Plastics:

• Plastic toys and tools
• Hazardous waste containers
• Motor oil bottles
• Blister Packaging

How to Properly Recycle:

• Remove lids, place recyclable lids in blue box
• Rinse out residue
• Place loose in the blue box (do not crush)