Residential Waste and Recycling Material Guidelines

Acceptable Household Waste

ACCEPTABLE WASTE:

• Food scraps
• Plastic packaging and cans
• Waste paper
• Other assorted free-flowing garbage

UNACCEPTABLE WASTE:

• Concrete
• Construction and remodeling debris
• Dirt or sod
• Highly flammable materials
• Rocks
• Toxic materials
• Yard clippings

Recycling Do's and Don'ts

RECYCLING DO'S

• Paper: clean and dry newspapers, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, printer paper, copier paper, mail, and all other office paper without wax liners
• Cardboard: packing boxes, cereal boxes, gift boxes and corrugated cardboard; Flatten all boxes before placing them in your cart
• Cans: steel and aluminum food & beverage cans; Aluminum bottles.
• Cartons: aseptic poly-coated drink boxes, juice cartons and milk cartons
• Bottles: (plastic & glass) - plastic bottles, milk, water, detergent, soda, and shampoo (flatten and replace cap); glass bottles

RECYCLING DOn'tS

• Plastic bags: do not place recyclables in plastic bags or place loose plastic bags in the recycling cart
• Pizza boxes
• Paper or cardboard soiled with liquid or food waste
• Batteries: dry cell batteries, lead acid batteries.
• Certain plastics: plastic bags, cups, utensils and plates, clamshell containers, polystyrene (foam) products, egg cartons and trays, margarine and butter tubs, yogurt cups, plastic hangers
• Certain glass products: window or auto glass, light bulbs, mirrors, glass cookware or bakeware, ceramics
• Other non-recyclables: wire coat hangers, small appliances, microwave trays
• Home chemicals: paints, pesticides, pool chemicals, fertilizers, and other household hazardous waste
• Garbage/food waste or other nonrecyclable waste: gas cylinders, tanks, rocks, dirt, building debris, garden hoses, flammables
• Medical waste and pharmaceutical
• Electronic waste and accessories: PCs, monitors, televisions, printer cartridges, keyboards, cell phones, CDs, and DVDs
• Textiles: clothes, shoes, bedding, pillows, etc.

Items That Can Be Mixed Together

• Newspapers, inserts, catalogs, magazines, junk mail, office paper, soft-covered books, file folders, soda cartons, and crushed boxes, including tissue boxes and those from such food items as cereal, rice and pasta
• Flattened cardboard from non-food items such as shipping boxes
• Aluminum and steel food and beverage containers
• Plastic bottles with neck narrower than body, such as soda bottles, milk, water, detergent and shampoo bottles (without caps or lids)
• Glass food and beverage containers
• Milk and juice cartons and drink boxes