Recycling
The following items are currently accepted into the recycling program:
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
PLEASE BE GREEN: REMEMBER ALL CONTAINERS SHOULD BE EMPTY AND CLEAN
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel/Tin food and beverage cans
- Clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars
- Plastics marked with "1" "2" and "5"
- White and colored office and notebook paper
- Junk mail
- Cardboard boxes (please breakdown boxes)
- All paper containing groundwood including newspaper, magazines, catalogs, paperback books
The following items are currently NOT accepted into the recycling stream:
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum pie plates
- Hangers
- Ceramic dishes and mugs
- Light bulbs
- Plate glass
- Plastic bags
- Plastic wrap
- Styrofoam
- No polystyrene cups or plates
- Motor oil containers
- Hazardous chemical containers
- Plastic toys or sporting goods
- Electronics or batteries
- Plastics NOT numbered "1" "2" or "5"
- Compact discs or DVD's
- Foam egg cartons
- Ice cream cartons
- Cafeteria/food waste
- Tissues/Paper towels
- Ream wrappers from copy paper
- Yard waste or garden tools.
If you are interested in recycling scrap metal, please contact Facilities Services Department at x7930. Rechargeable batteries or aerosol cans can be recycled through the at x5166.