RECYCLING DO'S AND DON'TS

    

PAPER:

RECYCLE

 

DO NOT RECYCLE
Newspaper, including inserts
 Phone books
 Corrugated cardboard
 Other papers, including junk mail, window envelopes, white or colored paper, scrap, advertisements, paper bags
 Food/detergent boxes
 Other cardboard boxes
 Office paper/computer paper
 Magazines, catalogs
 Paperback books, overnight mail packages, etc.		   Blueprints/carbon paper
 Metallic or plastic coated paper
 Tissue/toilet paper, paper plates, napkins, cups, towels
 No boxes or paper contaminated by more than 3% food or grease

PLASTICS:

RECYCLE

  

DO NOT RECYCLE
All plastic bottles coded 1-7
 Beverage containers
 One or two liter bottles
 Salad dressing bottles
 Milk and water jugs
 Detergent/cleaning bottles		   Polystyrene, commonly known as "Styrofoam"

CANS/METAL/ALUMINUM:

RECYCLE

  

DO NOT RECYCLE
Aluminum beverage cans
 Steel/tin food and beverage cans
 Aerosol non-hazardous cans, EMPTY (whipped cream, cooking oils, etc.)
 Clean aluminum foil, foil food trays
 Other scrap aluminum		   Hazardous aerosol cans (spray paint, bug spray, etc.) and other hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, pesticides)

GLASS CONTAINERS:

RECYCLE

  

DO NOT RECYCLE
Juice, soda, water bottles
 Beer, wine, liquor bottles
 Food jars
 CA redemption bottles		  

Drinking glasses, ceramics, crystal, mirrors, window glass, light bulbs
 

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