BASIC RECYCLING RULES
1. Please wash out all food conatiners before recycling.
2. Break down all cardboard boxes.
RECYCLING CHART
RECYCLE |
DISPOSAL |
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| PAPER | • Corrugated cardboard (boxes) • Magazines • Clean pizza boxes, soda, and beer boxes • Telephone books • Newspapers • Paperboard boxes (e.g. cereal and other packaged food), detergent, pet food • Office/school paper (all colors), fax paper • Paper cardboard dairy/juice cartons, egg cartons • Envelopes, letters, unsolicited direct mail (including window envelopes) |
• Waxed Paper • Mixed metal and paper (e.g. stapled paper after the staples are removed) • Food-contaminated paper (e.g. a pizza box covered in cheese) • Diapers • Food/seed bags • Cereal box liners • Slick-coated food boxes • Tissue paper or foil gift wrap • Tyvek envelopes • Hardback books |
| GLASS | • Clear, brown and green glass (e.g. jars and drink bottles) |
• Metal or plastic bottle caps, corks, and lids |
| PLASTIC | • Codes #1-7 (More information) • Soda and water bottles • Milk, juice, and oil jugs • Dish, shampoo, lotion, and soap bottles • Bleach, detergent, and other household cleaning containers • Butter and ice cream tubs • Yogurt cups and microwave trays • Clean plastic flower pots • Prescription pill bottles (Make sure to check the recycle # on the bottom of the bottle and to wash out all residue) • Thin plastic (e.g. grocery store bags, dry cleaning bags, produce bags, newspaper sleeve) |
• Plastic without a recycling symbol • Pesticide and chemical containers • Anti-freeze and motor oil containers • Toys • Laundry baskets and unsanitary containers |
| METAL / ALUMINIUM |
• Aluminium cans (e.g. food and pet) • Aluminium foil, pie tins, trays, etc. • Jar lids |
• Paint and aerosol containers • Pesticide and chemical containers • Syringes and needles • Oil filters and batteries |
| OTHER | • Styrofoam • Computer parts • Medical waste and biohazard |