Commonly Accepted Recycle Materials

• plastic #1-7
• aluminum cans (rinsed)
• steel/tin food and beverage cans (rinsed)
• aluminum foil (rinsed well and balled up)
• glass bottles and jars – clear, brown, green (rinsed, lids removed)
• cardboard boxes – including cereal boxes, pizza boxes (rip out and throw away any parts containing grease).  Cleaned and flattened
• corrugated boxes (small amounts). Cleaned and flattened
• newspapers, phone books, magazines, paperback books (remove staples and any plastic wrap)
• junk mail, computer paper, envelopes
• wrapping paper (remove tape)
• milk cartons
• brown paper bags (grocery bags)

Do not Recycle in your Regular Bin

• no styrofoam
• shredded paper – loses its recycling value when shredded; however, there are many recycling centers in our area that will accept shredded paper (find a shredded paper recycling drop-off)
• plastic bags – almost every grocery stores has a recycling bin for these as you enter the store
• plastic wrap or film – unfortunately, very few recyclers can handle this type of plastic
• batteries – these cannot go in your bin, but there are other ways to recycle batteries:
• alkaline (single use) batteries: we weren’t able to find any local recyclers for single use batteries but you can check out this mail order recycling solution
• rechargeable batteries: take to Lowes, Home Depot, or Staples (call your local store to verify)
• plastic plant trays, pots & tags – take to Lowes