What to recycle: |
How to recycle it: |
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Bottles, jugs and tubs -- examples include soda and water bottles
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Discard screw-top caps, rinse and place containers and lids in your recycling bin.
Remove metal handles from buckets.
Redeem deposit bottles! |
Automotive fluid (motor oil, antifreeze, windshield washer, etc.) containers;
plant and flower pots;
medicine bottles;
toys;
foam plastics;
film plastics such as plastic wrap, grocery bags, dry-cleaning bags and trash bags;
plastic or plastic-coated paper plates, straws and cups. |
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Bottles, jugs and tubs -- examples include milk jugs and laundry detergent bottles |
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Newspaper, junk mail, catalogs, magazines, home computer paper |
Place in brown paper grocery bag or tie with fiber twine into bundles, then place the bag or bundle on top of or next to your recycling bin. |
Dirty or contaminated material, Tyvek mailing envelopes, gift wrap, greeting cards |
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Corrugated cardboard |
Flatten boxes and fold or cut into three-foot pieces, tie with fiber twine into bundles, then place the bundle on top of or next to your recycling bin. |
Dirty or contaminated material;
plastic- or wax-coated cardboard;
cereal boxes;
shoe boxes;
other types of boxes |
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Glass bottles and jars |
Discard lids or caps, then rinse and place in your recycling bin |
Window glass;
light bulbs;
mirrors;
medicine bottles;
broken glass;
bottles and jars larger than one gallon.
REDEEM DEPOSIT BOTTLES! |
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Aluminum cans, food trays and foil. |
Rinse and place in your recycling bin. Fold foil flat. |
Pots and pans;
coat hangers;
toys;
other metal items. REDEEM DEPOSIT CANS! |
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Steel food and beverage cans |
Discard lids, rinse and place in your recycling bin |
Pots and pans;
coat hangers;
appliances;
toys;
aerosol cans;
other metal items
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Aseptic packaging (milk cartons, juice boxes) up to one gallon in size |
Discard straws or caps, then rinse and place in your recycling bin. |
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