Recyclable Items Now Include:

Newspapers (including all inserts)

Junk mail and envelopes

Non-metallic wrapping paper

Paperboard boxes (such as cracker and cereal boxes without liners)

Corrugated cardboard

Books (including paperbacks, hardbacks and telephone books)

Clean paper products—colored and white (such as typing, fax, copy, letterhead, file folders, cardstock, etc.)

Shredded paper (gather and place inside a paper bag)

Brown paper bags

Milk cartons (paper or plastic) and juice boxes

Plastic bags, such as grocery bags (gather and place inside a single bag)

Glass food and beverage containers such as jars and bottles

Tin and steel food and beverage containers, such as pet food and vegetable cans

Aluminum food and beverage containers

Aluminum foil and aluminum pie pans

Empty aerosol cans

Empty plastic containers, including narrow-neck bottles (such as water or soda bottles) and wide-mouth containers such as peanut butter, margarine tubs, yogurt, mayonnaise, prescription bottles, etc.

Not Accepted for Recycling:

Soiled paper products (such as paper plates, tissues, greasy pizza boxes)

Waxed paper or boxes

Metallic wrapping paper

Hazardous material containers (such as pesticides, motor oil or antifreeze)

Microwaveable disposable meal trays

Plastic “clamshell” packaging (such as from salad bars) and molded plastic retail packaging

Polystyrene (Styrofoam™)

Large plastics, such as furniture, coolers, etc.

Any container that is not empty