Glass Food & Beverage Bottles & Jars
All items need to be empty, rinsed and clean.
Acceptable Items
Ensure all containers are cleaned
- Bottles
- Jars
- Mason Jars
Unacceptable Items
Put these items in the Garbage
- Drinking glasses
- Dishes & Mugs
- Window Panes
- Light Bulbs
- Mirrors
- Ceramics
Metal Cans
All items need to be empty, rinsed and clean.
Acceptable Items
Ensure all containers are cleaned
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel Cans
- Metal Lids
Unacceptable Items
Put these items in the Garbage
- Paper Cans with Metal Ends
Plastics
All items need to be empty, rinsed and clean.
Acceptable Items
Ensure all containers are cleaned
- Bottles
- Jars
- Tubs & Lids
- Milk Jugs/Containers
Unacceptable Items
Put these items in the Garbage
- "To-Go" Containers
- Fruit & Vegetable Containers
- Film Plastic
- Plastic Bags
- Storage Totes
- Toys
- Piping
- Toolboxes
- Clamshells
- Hangers
- Rigid Packaging
- Laundry Baskets
- Bubble Wrap
- Black Plastic
Guide for Acceptable Plastics
Polyethyleneterephthalate
Soda Bottles, Water Bottles, Shampoo Bottles, Mouthwash Bottles
High Density Polyethylene
Milk, Water and Juice Jugs, Detergent Bottles, Yogurt and Margarine Tubs
Polypropylene
Ketchup bottles, Yogurt and Margarine Tubs
Other
3 & 5 Gallon Water Bottles
Guide for Unacceptable Plastics
Vinyl
Clear Food Packaging
Low Density Polyethylene
Bread Bags, Frozen Food Bags, Squeezable Bottles
Polysstyrene
Meat Trays, Egg Cartons, Cups, Plates
Paper & Cardboard
Acceptable Items
- Newspapers, Flyers & Junk Mail
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Boxboard
- Cereal & Cracker Boxes
- Moving/Appliance Boxes
- Magazines, Envelopes & Printer Paper
Unacceptable Items
Put these items in the Garbage
- Dirty Wet Cardboard
- Paper Milk & Juice Cartons
- Styrofoam
- Gift Wrapping Paper
- Paper Coffee Cups
