Paper

Keep these materials together and separate from recyclable containers. Remember: you do not need to remove staples, tape, or envelope windows prior to recycling your paper.

• Junk mail — Remove plastic overwraps, but plastic windows within the envelopes can remain.
• Boxboard — Cereal, shoe, cracker boxes, etc. Remove plastic liners.
• Newspapers/inserts
• Magazines/catalogs
• Paper bags
• White and colored office paper
• Computer paper
• Corrugated cardboard — Flatten.
• Paperbacks & phone books — Remove covers.
• No waxed paper or waxed cardboard.
• No dirty pizza boxes; no egg cartons or gift-wrapping paper. These have food or clay coatings attached which contaminate machinery, or have been previously recycled, making them unmarketable.

Containers

Rinse. Keep these materials together and separate from paper.

• Glass bottles/jars — only clear, green, or brown glass containers, smaller than 2 gallons.   Labels, lids, corks, neck rings, etc. are okay.
• Aluminum — tin/steel cans and lids, aluminum foil, aluminum pie pans.  Labels are okay.
• Milk & juice cartons (tent top), drink boxes — Remove straws & caps; flatten.
• Plastic bottles, jars, tubs and microwave trays/containers — Remove caps, lids, pumps and wraps. Labels and detergent spouts may be left on.  Plastic flower pots, and Styrofoam trays and packing materials are not currently recyclable in our area.