Acceptable Items: Recyclables, Bulky Items, Universal/Mercury Waste

Recyclables

Recyclables are separated by the following types:

Corrugated Cardboard

Flattened, clean, and dry corrugated cardboard. Remove all packing materials including foam and shrink wrap.

Note: No pizza boxes, packing material, soiled cardboard, or waxed cardboard

Paper & Paperboard

Office paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, phone books, clean paper bags, junk mail, envelopes, brochures paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes), paper egg cartons, frozen food, and soda boxes

Note: No plastic coated paper, tissues, napkins, paper towels, cups, plates, sandwich/food wrap, and / or soiled paper.

Glass Bottles & Jars

Beverage bottles and food jars (all colors and sizes) - empty and rinsed.

Note: No aquariums, dishes or ceramics, drinking glasses, eyeglasses, light bulbs, windows, or mirrors.

Metal Food Containers

Steel / tin / aluminum cans and lids; aluminum pie plates - empty and clean

Note: No aerosol cans, paint cans, gas/chemical cans, pots and pans, or scrap metal

Bulky Metal Drop-off

White goods without Freon (washer, dryer, microwave, etc.), small engine tools (must be drained of all fluids), pots and pans, hand tools, bicycles, metal furniture (file cabinet, table, chairs, etc.), scrap metal, and grills.

Note: No gas / chemical cans, propane tanks, or paint cans.

Rigid Plastics Drop-off

Buckets, milk crates, bread trays, chairs, toys, playground equipment, flower pots (no soil), old recycling bins, and trash barrels (empty).

Note: No flexible hosing, tarps, gas/chemical containers, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl (siding, shutters, windows, etc.)

Inkjet & Toner Cartridges

(At the Info Shack)

Foam (Polystyrene) Packaging

• Rigid Number 6 expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam packaging and foam coolers;
• Foam peanuts - must be bagged separately

Note: No foam trays, cups, plates, takeout containers, egg cartons, insulation, expanding foam

Reuse

Donate the Following for Reuse:

• Clothes, linens, blankets, belts, and shoes (in good condition for donation)
• Eyeglasses (at the Info Shack)
• Hardback and soft cover books, encyclopedias, text books; DVDs, CDs, LPs/records, video cassettes (in good condition for reuse)