Recycling Center

Recycling Material Accepted and Preparation Requirements

Material	Acceptable	Unacceptable	Special Requirements

Aluminum	Beverage Cans	Aluminum Foil Pie Plates	Drain thoroughly
Steel/Tin	Tin food cans Metal jars and lids Handles from 5 quart pails Paint cans Aerosol cans	Scrap steel	Remove labels and place with junk mail. Rinse and drain thoroughly. Paint cans must be empty - only a thin skin of dry paint is allowed on the side and bottom Lid is recyclable; must be clean, dry and removed from can Aerosol cans must be empty. Remove all plastic snap-off lids Spray nozzles should be left on.
Cardboard	Corrugated boxes Paper grocery bags	Wax-coated cardboard	Remove all contents from boxes
Newspaper	Newsprint Coupons Inserts Flyers	Fluorescent paper Junk mail Magazines	Bag in brown paper bag or cardboard boxes
Magazines Hard and Soft Covered Books	Magazines, catalogs Rip to 1/2" thickness or less. No preparation for books.		Bag in brown paper bags or cardboard boxes
Junk Mail and Office Paper	All junk mail Notebook paper Envelopes Office paper Copy paper Printer paper	Brown Kraft envelopes Construction paper Wrapping paper Wall paper Paper plates	Bag in brown paper bags or cardboard boxes.
Computer Paper	Computer paper(blue or green lines)		Bag in brown paper bags or cardboard boxes .

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