Acceptable Materials for Recycling

The following items are considered acceptable for recycling collection:

• Newspaper
• Cardboard
• Glass ***ALL FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE RINSED OUT – LIDS OFF***
• Plastic ***HDPE 1-6 / NO PLASTIC BAGS OR SHRINK WRAP PACKAGING – THIS INCLUDES “NEW” WAL-MART & TARGET SHOPPING BAGS
• Aluminum cans / Metal cans ***NO LARGE METAL OR STEEL OBJECTS – NO ELECTRIC APPLIANCES OR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
• DO NOT PLACE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS FOR COLLECTION – GARBAGE OR SHOPPING BAGS

The following items are not allowed in the recycling center:

• Styrofoam of ANY type – egg cartons, shipping/packaging material
• Clothes/shoes/blankets/rags
• Anything made out of or containing rubber – garden hoses, etc.
• Computer/printer whole or parts
• Hair – Human or animal (we see it on a regular basis)
• Lawnmowers or anything that has a motor
• Helium bottles – empty or otherwise
• Metal cans that have been pressurized to spray contents
• Anything that has ever held hazardous materials – gas cans/bug spray
• DO NOT PLACE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS – GARBAGE OR SHOPPING BAGS