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Materials Accepted for Recycling
Paper | Glass| Plastics | Metal | Caps& Lids | Clothes | Miscellaneous
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Please note: Collection of materials does not in any way imply
endorsement. Just because something is recyclable doesn't mean it
is the best choice. Recycling is the last "R" in the cycle -
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. The best choice is to reduce your impact -
buy products with minimal or no packaging. Next, re-use (and choose
re-usable products like rechargeable batteries and cloth shopping
bags) whenever possible. Re-using an item only once cuts its
environmental impact in half, and choosing and re-using durable
goods many times can have an enormous positive environmental
impact. The Recycling Center should be the last stop - the final
option when an item has worn out beyond use.
Notice: Clean your plastic and polycoated paperboard deposits please
- better yet, use durable products instead.
PAPER
Newspapers, including all inserts.
Magazines, catalogs, mail, fax paper, wrapping paper (put with
cardboard during the holidays), telephone books, paperback books,
hardcover books (remove covers and put with cardboard).
Corrugated cardboard, brown Kraft bags and paperboard.
Business-grade white ledger paper.
White polycoated boxes such as juice boxes, cream cheese boxes,
frozen food boxes, and milk cartons. The mill WILL take the cartons
with plastic poaring spouts still attached.
Notes: Tape or staples may remain on boxes. No wax or carbon paper.
No waxed cardboard.
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GLASS
Clean, clear glass bottles and jars with lids removed.
Clean, brown glass bottles and jars with lids removed.
Clean, green glass bottles and jars with lids removed.
Notes: Pyrex, window, and mirror glass are unacceptable. Blue glass
goes with green.
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PLASTICS
Code1 - PETE - Look for a dot on the bottom of soda and liquor
bottles. Some food containers and trays are now being made from this
material. All colors are accepted.
Code2 - HDPE - Frosted (milk & water bottles) and Colored (liquid
detergent, food containers). Note: We do accept empty engine oil
bottles - please drain them well first.
Code3 - PVC - Used for some types of bottles & food containers.
Clear variety has a blue tint and a white crease that appears when
folded and creased - used for many "bubble-pack" retail items.
Code4 - LDPE - Used for squeezable bottles for mustard and other
food products. We bale Code 2 and 4 materials together.
Code5 - PP - This material (soft "tub grade") is also used to
package a variety of food items such as yogurt. We separate these
from a "bottle grade" used as containers for items like pancake
syrup. We also separate a "hard cap grade" that is used for making
most screw-off bottle caps.
Code6 - PS - There is a wide variety of items made from Polystyrene,
and we separate them into the following categories: Rigid Food
Service - includes things like sour cream contianers and crinkle
cookie trays; Foam Food Service - includes styrofoam meat trays,
fast food containers, coffee cups and egg cartons; Solid Packaging
Material - shipping material used to crate TVs, computers, etc.;
Styrofoam Packaging Peanuts - used for shipping smaller items.
Code7 - Other - Some of this material is compatible with other
Codes, but much of it is not. We can recycle some material if we can
tell what it is. We suggest you avoid purchasing items packaged in
this material.
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METAL
Clean steel cans, flattened and ends removed where possible. All
metal caps and lids accepted.
Aluminum and bi-metal beverage cans.
Clean aluminum foil, pie plates, and trays.
Brass, copper, stainless steel, lead, steel and iron must be checked
with staff first.
Notes: Foil mixes such as potato chip bags and coffee bags are
unacceptable.
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CAPS & LIDS
No pump-style lids.
Screwcaps go in the big box marked "Screw Caps."
Soft lids from coffee cans, etc. go in the Code 4 bin.
Fast food soda lids that crinkle go with Code 6.
Plastic straws have a separate collection box.
Plastic 6-pack connector rings have a separate box.
Metal lids go with steel cans.
Note: These can be very confusing. Please ask for help.
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CLEAN CLOTHING AND FABRIC
Clean, reasonably worn clothing and shoes (no high heels or rubber
work boots).
Old, worn out clothing, curtains, drapes, towels, sheets and fabric
are recycled into new cloth. Notes: All must be clean, dry, and
bagged.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Batteries (silver oxide, mercury, nickel cadmium), no automotive
batteries.
Tires, inner tubes, fan belts, and rubber hoses (a per-tire charge
is necessary, variable according to the size of the tire).
Eye glasses. No broken lenses.
Tyvek envelopes.
Phonograph records, tapes, CDs, and old floppy disks (videos are
collected for reuse).
Candles.
Fishing line.
Silverware.
Vegetable oil.
Coat hangers with paper removed.
Clean clay flower pots. Check with staff about plastic pots.
Computers and parts (for repair and redistribution).
All household electronics except radioactive smoke detectors (these
have to be sent back to the manufacturer) and mercury bearing
thermostats (Honeywell will accept these). This then includes
working and non-working telephones, answering machines, VCR's, DVD
players, radio's, TV's, computers, printers, monitors, copy
machines, etc. For TV's, Computer Monitors and copy machines we ask
a min $5.00 donation in addition to the regular gate donation.
Please make a larger donation for larger units as the donation is to
help with shipping costs. Also if you know something about the unit,
such as working, non-working, etc. please add a note.
Many more items are recyclable. Keep checking and watching for
updates.
To recycle large quantities of any one item, check with staff members.
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