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WHITE OFFICE PAPER
- Plain white paper
- Computer/blue bar paper
- Copy paper
- Printer paper
- Staples and color ink are okay
MIXED OFFICE PAPER
- Color copy paper
- File folders
- Junk mail/envelopes (plastic windows are ok)
- Sticky (Post-It) notes
- Wrapping paper
- Xerox ream papers
ALSO ACCEPTED BUT KEEP SEPARATED:
- Phone books
- Paperback books
- Hardcover books
NEWSPAPERS
(if it comes in the newspaper, it goes with the newspaper)
- Newspaper
- Insert (even if glossy)
- Paper grocery sacks
- Packing paper
MAGAZINES & CATALOGS
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Glossy paper
DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Plastic wrappings
- Hardcover or paperback books
- Wrapping paper
- Glossy junk mail
GLASS BOTTLES
- Green, blue, brown & clear bottles only
- Rinse and remove lids
DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Any other glass such as light bulbs
CARDBOARD & PAPERBOARD
- Corrugated and paperboard
- Remove all styrofoam & stickers
- Flatten to conserve space
DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Wax-coated boxes
- Milk/juice cartons
- Animal food bags
- Styrofoam
ALUMINUM
- Aluminum
- Clean foil & pie pans
- Rinse and flatten
- Labels do not need to be removed
STEEL CANS
- Steel and bimetal cans
- Rinse and flatten
- Labels do not need to be removed
PLASTIC BOTTLES
- #1 & #2 plastic bottles only (milk, water jugs, soda bottles, soap bottles)
- Rinse and remove lids
DO NOT INCLUDE:
- Plastic bowls
- Plastic trays
- Plastic cups
- Motor oil bottles (even if labeled #1 or #2)
- Styrofoam
PLASTIC BAGS:
- Grocery sacks only
- Shopping bags
- Plastic packing, no packing peanuts
- Must be clean and dry
Recycling Separation Categories
Please separate recyclable materials into the categories listed below:
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