Recycling Center

Recycling Material Accepted and Preparation Requirements


Material 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
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  • 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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