Preparing Materials

(Aluminum, Steel, Glass, Paper, Plastic)

Place all recyclable materials in your blue rollout recycling cart. No sorting is necessary. All recyclable materials must fit inside the cart with the lid closed. Retain excess materials for the following collection, or take to a recycling drop-off station.

	ALUMINUM -BEVERAGE CANS -PIE TINS -FOIL	Rinse food residue from pie tins. NO food scraps on aluminum foil.
	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. Labels are OK. Do not remove caps.
	CARDBOARD -MILK & JUICE -CARTONS	No bottle caps or tops
	STEEL -FOOD CANS -BEVERAGE CANS -AEROSOL CANS	Rinse Lids only if still attached and tucked inside. Labels are OK. Aerosol cans must be empty. Remove and discard caps. Do not flatten. 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.
	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	Place inside of your Recycling Cart for collection.

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 CFLs)
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 THE PLACE FOR DISPOSAL OF hazardous materials

updated 2/11/2013