Preparing Materials

COMMINGLED (C0-Mixed) PRODUCTS

(Aluminum, Steel, Glass, Paper, Plastic)

Place aluminum, steel, glass, paper and plastic products together inside your recycling CART. Do not use any plastic bags (which cause contamination of recyclables) to collect commingled (mixed) products.

	ALUMINUM -BEVERAGE CANS -PIE TINS -FOIL	Rinse. NO food scraps.
	GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (clear, green, and brown)	Remove caps/lids and discard. Rinse containers. NO ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, window glass, or any glass that is not a container.
	ALL PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS (clear and colored)	The neck of the container must be smaller than the base or widest part. Rinse. Flatten to conserve space. NO bottle caps or tops; NO antifreeze, pesticide, motor oil or other hazardous material/chemical containers; NO containers that are not bottles, such as deli or yogurt containers, margarine tubs, or flower pots; wide-mouth prescription bottles; NO plastic bags of any type (newspaper bags, grocery bags, etc.; plastic wrap, or Styrofoam.
	STEEL -FOOD CANS -BEVERAGE CANS -AEROSOL CANS	Rinse. Empty Aerosol cans and remove plastic tops NO paint cans.

Paper Products

(Chipboard, Junk Mail/Office Paper, Magazines, Newspaper, Telephone Books)

Do not use plastic bags, which cause contamination of recyclables.

	CHIPBOARD (cereal boxes, dry food boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.)	Remove plastic and foil liners. NO Styrofoam egg cartons; waxed, aluminum foiled or plastic coated boxes, such as milk, juice cartons, frozen food cartons, etc.
	JUNK MAIL & OFFICE PAPER	Includes envelopes, office and notebook paper, glossy ads, etc. Shredded office paper must be bagged and tied in a clear plastic bag to prevent litter.
	MAGAZINES & CATALOGS	NO books, binders, or notebooks.
	NEWSPAPER	Remove from plastic bags.
	TELEPHONE BOOKS	May be recycled year-round.
	CORRUGATED CARDBOARD	Flatten or cut in pieces 3 x 3 feet or smaller. Cardboard does not need to be tied. Place next to green recycling container(s). NO pizza boxes or boxes with grease or food residue or packing materials.

(the above information on a printable page)

Cardboard Drop-Offs

In addition to curbside cardboard pick-up, you can drop-off clean, flattened corrugated cardboard at these Fire Stations, at your convenience:

100 Arbor Road
4700 Country Club Road
2995 N. Liberty Street
290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
651 N. Marshall Street
4685 Ogburn Avenue
771 Palmer Lane
2417 Reynolda Road
2745 Waughtown Street

NO pizza boxes, boxes with grease or food residue, or packing materials. Cardboard must be placed inside containers at the Fire stations. If containers are full, visit another participating Fire Station.

NO Do Not Recycle These Items

NO Motor oil, antifreeze, herbicide, pesticide containers,
NO household chemical containers
NO Books
NO Deli containers or leftover food plastic containers
NO styrofoam packaging or containers
NO Paint cans (dry the paint and take cans to 3RC)
NO Light bulbs (incandescent or CFLs0
NO Mirrors, window glass
NO Ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, glass cooking pans, glass storage containers
NO Plastic bags, newspaper bags, plastic wrap
NO Bottle tops or caps

3RC is where you can take hazardous materials