Top Rules for Mixed Recycling

• Loose - not bagged
• Lids on plastics, off glass
• Clean, empty and free of food residue
• Items made from single material (not metal and plastic combined, for example.)
• Bigger than a Post-It Note
• Hard

Items accepted

• Hard Plastic #1-7 Cups, Trays, Bottles, and Containers (Lids on)- no Styrofoam or Bioplastics
• Metal Steel and Aluminum Cans
•  Aluminum Foil and Trays
• Glass Bottles and Jars (Lids off)
• Cardboard Packaging and Boxes (clean and flattened)
• Mixed Paper including Office Paper, Junk Mail, Paper Bags, Newspapers, Paperback Books, and Magazines
• Food and Beverage Cartons, Paper Cups, and Containers

Items NOT accepted in mixed recycling

• NO Trash
• NO Plastic Bags or Wraps*
• NO Styrofoam*
• NO Food**
• NO "Tanglers" (hoses, chain, straps, cords)
• NO Scrap Metal* (pots/pans, tools, auto parts, bulky items)
• NO Shredded Paper*
• NO Batteries or Light Bulbs*
• NO Plastic Cutlery
• NO Glassware (plates, cups, mugs, windows*)
• NO Hangers (metal* or plastic)
• NO Wax Coated Cardboard**
• NO Napkins or Paper Towels**

• Please contact us for alternative disposal methods for items listed as "Not Accepted" above:

  *Center for Hard to Recycle Materials- CHaRM

  **Compost- Some paper, food and other organic materials can be composted.