Recyclable Items for Your Bin
Residents may place these items in their recycling bins along with their glass, metal, and plastic containers. Obtaining a new Recycling Bins: Bins may be obtained from the Customer Service Desk in the Town Hall lobby or at Public Works at a cost of $6.00. New 18-gallon Recycling Bins now available! With the increase of the number of items that are recycled at curbside, the larger bin comes in handy.
Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle! Please do not use the recycling bin for refuse.
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ITEMS TO BE RECYCLED |
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HOW |
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GLASS |
Food and beverage containers; clear, green and brown bottles and jars up to 1 gallon in size. |
All other glass including window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, ceramic, porcelain, drinking glasses. |
Remove and discard lids and caps; labels OK; rinse and place in bin. |
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METAL |
Aluminum and tin food and beverage cans, up to 1 gallon in size; aluminum foil and pie plates. Aluminum and steel aerosol cans containing non-hazardous materials and 3 gallon #10 cans such as coffee containers |
All other metal containers including aerosol containing hazardous materials or paint cans, cleaning fluid and poison containers, scrap metal. |
Rinse empty containers and place in bin; can lids OK in can; labels OK. |
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PLASTICS |
Small and wide mouth containers marked on the bottom with a (PETE OR PET); or a (HDPE) up to one gallon in size. |
Containers with other numbers or no numbers; containers larger than three gallons; plastic bags, motor oil and anti-freeze containers; even if marked with a "1" or "2". |
Make sure container has a "1"or "2" on the bottom; remove and discard cap or lid; labels OK; rinse and place in bin. |
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NEWSPAPER, CATALOGS, MAGAZINES, JUNK MAIL & SHREDDED PAPER |
Clean, dry newspaper, (and inserts), magazines and catalogs, junk mail, computer paper, stationery, bills, shredded paper, envelopes with windows. NOTE: Must be less than 2 months old, or goes out in trash. |
All other paper including soiled paper, telephone books, non-paper bags such as plastic or TYVEK, overnight delivery envelopes, bubble wrap, books of any kind, greeting cards, gift wrap and product samples. |
Place in brown paper grocery bags or cardboard box or tie with string and place in bin on top of other material. No plastic bags. |
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD |
Clean cardboard with a wavy middle layer of brown paper. |
Pizza boxes, wax coated cardboard. |
Flatten boxes, remove packing material, tie in bundles with string; place in or beside bin. 3' x 3' maximum size. |
BOXBOARD |
Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes and shirt boxes, beverage cartons and six-pack cartons |
Boxboard with wax, plastic or foiled coating and boxboard that has been contaminated by food. | Flatten boxes, remove plastic cereal bag, place in paper bag or tie in bundles with string; place in or beside bin. |
MILK CARTONS & JUICE BOXES |
Residential aseptic packages including the gable shaped paper containers (milk-type containers) up to one gallon in size, and the small, single serving juice boxes | Any aseptic package over one gallon size. |
The cartons and juice boxes must be empty, with straws and caps removed, and the larger gable shaped cartons must be rinsed clean. |
Click here for a list of Unacceptable Recyclable Items
