RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING MATERIAL GUIDELINES
Collection of recyclable materials will occur
weekly, the same day as your solid waste
collection. All items including paper products may
be comingled in the same container. Recyclable materials may
not be
placed in plastic bags. The list of recyclable materials is as
follows:
(1)
Aluminum beverage
containers.
(2)
Steel and bi-metal food
and beverage containers consisting of steel,
aluminum, and/or tin.
(3)
Plastics – Clean plastic
materials
#1 (PETE) – Polyethylene Terephthalate:
Clear containers typically used for soft
drinks and bottled water. Does
not include oven ready meal trays.
#2 (HDPE) – High Density Polyethylene:
Colored or Translucent plastic. Typically
used for milk or juice containers and common
household chemicals. Does
not include
plastic bags.
(4)
Paper Products – Any
clean paper that can be torn or ripped, copier
paper, soft back books, colored paper, file folders,
insides of hardback books, bar line paper,
magazines, mail inserts, business cards,
catalogues, newspaper, telephone books, poster
board, envelopes, greeting cards, and chip board (cereal
and other similar boxes, must be flattened to reduce
volume). Does not include plastic
coated paper. Pizza boxes and other paper with
grease or food residue may
not
be recycled.
(5) Corrugated Cardboard must
be flattened to reduce volume with large items to be
placed beside or below the recycling bin. Flattened
boxes larger than 36” x 42” must be cut into smaller
pieces to allow loading. Do not put solid waste in
cardboard boxes. Cardboard is to be recycled.
