Residential Curbside Recycling
Glass
Place loose in your recycling bin.
Clear, green, or brown container glass jars.
- Examples: beverage bottles or jars.
- Prepare by removing lids and rinsing out the containers.
Not Accepted: Window panes, dishes, light bulbs, non-containers.
Plastic
Place loose in your recycling bin.
Plastic containers stamped with the #1 or #2 on the bottom.
- Examples: Milk jugs, food containers, laundry detergent bottles.
- Prepare by removing lids and rinsing out the containers.
Not Accepted: Cooking or motor oil bottles, plastic wrap, polystyrene, toys, diapers, plastic bags, styrofoam.
Metals & Aluminum
Place loose in your recycling bin.
Tin soup or coffee cans, pop cans, aluminum pie tins, aluminum foil.
- Prepare by rinsing, and flatten if necessary to save space.
Not Accepted: Aerosol cans, cooking pots, aluminum window frames, anything containing hazardous waste.
Newspaper & Magazines
Place in grocery bags.
Newspaper, newsprint, newsprint mailings, magazines, and telephone books.
- Must be bundled or in a grocery bag, place in or next to your recycling bin.
Not Accepted: Books, colored paper.
Cardboard
Flatten and place under recycle bin.
Corrugated cardboard, chipboard, cereal boxes, food boxes.
- Place cardboard flattened either in a grocery bag, or on the ground under your recycle bin.
Not Accepted: Waxed cardboard boxes, pop or beer boxes, cardboard with food in or on it.
