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What
Goes In Your Blue Bin
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EXAMPLES |
HOW
TO |
EXCEPTIONS |
| Metal
Cans |
Aluminum
& tin cans
Foil & pie plates
Empty steel aerosol cans |
Rinse
cans. Do not put in plastic bags. |
No
scrap metal |
| Glass
Bottles & Jars |
Mayonnaise
jars Wine bottles
Beer bottles Soda bottles Applesauce jars Spaghetti
sauce jars Salsa jars Vinegar bottles Baby food
jar |
Rinse.
Okay to recycle metal lids. No need to remove
paper or plastic labels. Do not put in plastic
bags. |
No
broken glass
No cups, dishes, glass windows, plates, Pyrex,
ceramics, mirrors, light bulbs, crystal |
Plastic
Bottles
& Containers(# 1-5) |
All
plastic bottles & jugs with the 1-5 symbol
on the bottom
Soda & juice bottles Salad dressing bottles
Shampoo bottles Window cleaner bottles, milk jugs,
Detergent bottles, Juice bottles, Fabric softener
& bleach bottles, yogurt containers, butter
& margarine tubs. |
Rinse.
No need to remove lids or paper or plastic labels.
Do not put in plastic bags. |
No
plastic shopping bags No plastic food wrap No
potato chip & sandwich bags, No Styrofoam.
No plastics with 6 through 7 symbols or plastics
without number symbol. No automotive fluid bottles
(oil, antifreeze, brake fluid) |
| Mixed
Paper |
Mail,
envelopes, any color (metal clasp is ok), Magazines,
catalogs, phonebooks Writing/ledger paper, Paper
bags, greeting cards, Shredded paper, Computer
paper, sugar & flour bags, calendars, tissue
paper, coupons, bill inserts |
Place
in bin with other paper or paper bag. All paper
and thin cardboard can be mixed together. Do not
put in plastic bags |
No
paper towels, tissues, napkins
No cigarette packs
No candy wrappers
No waxed or plastic-coated paper
No foil wrapping paper
No pet food bags |
| Newspapers |
All
newspapers, ads and inserts |
Bundle
into brown paper bags. Do not put in plastic bags. |
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| Cardboard |
Boxes
& other corrugated cardboard |
Must
be FLATTENED. Bundles must be no larger than 2
ft long or wide. Do not put in plastic bags |
No
cardboard larger than 2 ft.
No dirty or greasy cardboard
No pizza boxes |
| Thin
Cardboard |
All
thin cardboard. Shoe boxes, Cereal boxes (remove
bag), Pasta boxes (window ok), toilet paper rolls,
gift boxes, Cake mix boxes, toothpaste boxes,
tissue boxes, Paper egg cartons, file folders,
Light bulb packages |
Place
in bin or paper bags with mixed paper, but throw
away package plastic or wax liners. Do not put
in plastic bags |
No
takeout or frozen food boxes. No boxes with silver
or foil coatings Nothing dirty, greasy or plastic-coated |
