SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
THE FOLLOWING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MAY BE CO-MINGLED TOGETHER
- newspapers, magazines, catalogs
- white and colored paper (lined, copier, computer, staples OK)
- mail and envelopes (any color, window envelopes OK)
- paper bags
- wrapping paper
- soft-cover books, telephone books (paperbacks, comics, etc.; no spiral bindings)
- cardboard egg cartons and trays
- smooth cardboard (food and shoes boxes, tubes, file folders, cardboard from product packaging)
- corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened and tied)
- milk cartons & juice boxes (or any such cartons and aseptic packaging for drinks: ice tea, soy milk, soup, etc.)
- plastic bottles & jugs
- glass bottles & jars only
- metal cans (soup, pet food, empty aerosol cans, dried-out paint cans, etc.)
- aluminum foil wrap & trays
- household metal (wire hangers, pots, tools, curtain rods, knives, small appliances that are mostly metal, certain vehicle license plates, etc.)
- bulk metal (large metal items, such as furniture, cabinets, large appliances, etc.)
Don’t include the following with your paper recycling:
- hardcover books
- napkins, paper towels, or tissues
- soiled paper cups or plates
- paper soiled with food or liquid
- paper with a lot of tape and glue
- plastic- or wax-coated paper (candy wrappers, take-out containers, etc.)
- photographic paper
Don’t include the following with your bottle and can recycling:
- plastic items other than plastic bottles & iuas (such as deli and yogurt containers; plastic toys, cups, wrap, etc.)
- any glass items other than glass bottles & jars (mirrors, lightbulbs, ceramics, glassware, etc.)
- Styrofoam (cups, egg cartons, trays, etc.)
- batteries
- plastic bags