Recycling and Trash Guide
PLEASE THROW THESE IN THE TRASH:
- All GLASS that is not bottles and jars
- Ceramics (china, mugs, clay pots)
- Diapers
- Food waste and all food wrappers, plastic and paper.
- Any paper or plastic that is wet or stained with food.
- Paper packaging: cereal boxes
- Advertising mail
- Tissue paper (napkins, paper towels, etc.)
- Shipping or padded envelopes
- Shredded paper
- All plastic packaging material (foam peanuts, bubble wrap)
- Wax-coated cardboard (usually bulk food packaging)
- Old Aluminum foil
- Clothing hangers (offer these to your drycleaner)
- Plastic tableware–knives, forks and spoons
- Paper or plastic plates, bowls and cups
- Light bulbs of all types
- Christmas lights, extension cords
- Garden hoses
- Plastic bags—these can go in the trash, but most area grocery stores have recycling bins for clean, dry plastic bags
RECYCLE THESE : (Please rinse all food containers)
- Glass Bottles and Jars (no mirrors, light bulbs, window glass, auto glass, etc.)
- Cartons: milk, wine, soup, juice boxes (please rinse and crush, remove straws)
- Plastic Bottles—please remove lids, caps
- Plastic food containers, labeled with numbers 1 through 7
- Yogurt, cottage cheese, margarine tubs
- Aluminum cans and bottles (please crush to make more room)
- Tin cans (please rinse)
- Cardboard boxes (please remove all packaging material that is not paper)
- Newspaper/magazines/telephone books
- Office Paper: copier paper (any color), envelopes
Please put shredded paper in the trash.