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The NEW Blue Recyclables List
| Glass bottles & jars |
Food and beverage containers only. |
No light bulbs, dishes, Pyrex, drinking glasses, window panes, or ceramics. |
Rinse clean. Remove all lids. Recycle plastic lids over 2” in diameter in blue bin; discard smaller plastic lids. Neck rings OK. Recycle metal lids as scrap metal at Drop-Off Centers. |
| Aerosol cans |
Cans must be empty. |
No full or partially full containers. Deliver paint, cleansers, automotive sprays, and other hazardous fluids to the Environmental Depot. |
Separate caps from container. Recycle plastic caps over 2” in blue bin. Discard smaller caps. Do not puncture cans. |
| Aluminum |
Cans, foil, and pie plates. |
No aluminum with stuck-on food or grease. |
Rinse clean. |
| Metal cans |
Food and beverage cans only. |
No oil filters, bottle caps or scrap metal. |
Rinse clean. Labels OK. Lids OK placed inside cans. |
| Plastic through containers & molded product packaging(blisterpak) |
Minimum size: 2” on any 2 sides. Maximum size: 2’ on any one side. Bottles & jugs for foods, beverages, beauty, and cleaning products, detergents, etc. Dairy tubs (yogurt, sour cream, etc.), 5-gallon pails, take-out containers, flower pots and trays, and frozen-food trays. No Styrofoam or plastic bags! |
No filmy or pliable plastic (grocery bags, bubble wrap, etc.). No foam polystyrene (Styrofoam) products such as cups, take-out containers, packaging blocks and peanuts, etc. No laundry baskets, sleds, housewares, office products, etc. No motor oil containers or electronics housing. No biodegradable plastics (PLA). |
Rinse clean. Important: Remove paper/cardboard inserts from blisterpak for recycling. Remove cap from container and recycle those over 2” ; discard smaller caps. Remove handles from pails. Recycle metal handles as scrap metal at Drop-Off Centers. Do not tie with string. |
| Boxboard |
Cereal, shoe, and clothing boxes, 6- and 12-pack soda & beer carriers, paper egg cartons, dry-food boxes (pasta, rice, etc.), tissue boxes, paper towel and toilet paper cores, etc. |
No laundry detergent boxes, frozen- or refrigerated-food boxes, drink boxes, or milk or juice cartons. No paper plates or cups. |
Empty and flatten. Remove and discard plastic liners. Recycle metal pour spouts as scrap metal at Drop-Off Centers. |
Corrugated
cardboard |
Boxes with a wavy center layer. |
No oil-, paint-, or chemical-stained, wet, unclean, or wax-coated cardboard. No strapping or string. No plastic, filmy, or foam packing materials. |
Empty and flatten. Up to one cubic yard of up to 4-ft. sections accepted at Drop-Off Centers. Staples, tape, and labels OK. |
Envelopes &
opened mail |
White, manilla, colored, gummed, and window envelopes. |
No Tyvek or plastic envelopes. No mailers padded with bubble wrap. |
Remove nonpaper enclosures (e.g., CDs, plastic cards, etc.) and strings. Labels OK. |
| Magazines, catalogs, & soft-cover books |
Glue- or staple-bound publications, paperback books, phone books, etc. |
No plastic wrapping, CDs, spiral or 3-ring notebooks, or plastic covers. |
Must be clean and dry. Phone books OK year-round. |
| Newspaper |
All sections and inserts. |
None that are soaking wet or contaminated with paint, oil, pet waste, etc. No plastic bags. |
Must be clean and dry. Remove from plastic bags. Do not tie with string. |
| Paper bags |
All colors. |
No plastic-coated or -lined bags. No animal food or kitty-litter bags. |
Remove twine and plastic handles. |
| Shredded paper |
Confidential documents. |
No shredded plastic. |
Place in clear plastic bags and tie bag shut. |
White & colored
paper |
Printed, letterhead, copier paper, glossy flyers & brochures, file folders, kraft paper, manilla folders, index cards, construction paper, non-metallic wrapping paper, tissue paper |
No pressure-sensitive duplication forms. No foil paper. No paper towels or facial tissue, or paper plates or cups. No stickers or sticker backing material. |
Must be clean and dry. Remove plastic tabs, paper clips & metal hanging-file strips. Staples OK. |
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