Solid Waste - Recycling Information

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Recyclable Material:
Preparation Tips:

Not Acceptable:

Rigid plastic containers such as shampoo bottles, detergent jugs, dairy containers, water bottles and milk jugs.

Plastic Milk Container

Remove & dispose of caps
Rinse out all food waste
Labels need NOT be removed
Remove & dispose of all spray pumps
Place loose in recycling bin

No motor oil containers
No egg cartons or meat trays
No garbage cans
No plastic hoses or hangers
No plastic dish drying racks
No antifreeze containers
No flower pots
No Styrofoam

Green, clear and brown glass bottles and jars

Glass Jar

Rinse clean
Throw away caps
Labels need NOT be removed
Do NOT break

No broke glass
No light bulbs
No mirrors
No dishes, china, etc.
No ceramics
No plexi-glass

Newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, junk mail, greeting cards, envelopes, bills, letters, wrapping paper, catalogs, index cards, folders, white or colored paper, etc.

Paper Products

Pack in brown paper bags for curbside collection
Do NOT tie up newspapers
Place out in fair weather on top of recycling bin

Do NOT tie up
No plastic bags
No ropes, string or twine
No tissue or paper towels
No waxed paper
No milk cartons
No paper board (single-layer cardboard) at curbside... paperboard (shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.) is accepted as a recyclable at Lake Street only... otherwise add to garbage bag.

Recyclable Material:
Preparation Tips:

Not Acceptable:

Metal cans, clean aluminum foil, license plates and aluminum cans

Rinse out all food wastes
Put lids inside cans
Remove all paper labels
Do NOT crush cans
Fold aluminum foil & trays
cut license plates in half

No appliances
No metal hangers
No paint cans
No aerosol cans
No rusted cans
Do NOT crush cans

Corrugated cardboard (which is made up of two layers of paperboard with a wavy section in between.

Corrugated Box

Do NOT tie up
Must be clean & dry
Flatten
Place out in fair weather with recycling bin in a secure fashion

No pizza boxes
No single-layer cardboard (paperboard) at curbside... single layer cardboard (shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.) is accepted as a recyclable at Lake Street only... otherwise add to garbage bag.

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*Recyclable Material:*	*Preparation Tips:*	*Not Acceptable:*
Rigid plastic containers such as shampoo bottles, detergent jugs, dairy containers, water bottles and milk jugs.	Remove & dispose of caps Rinse out all food waste Labels need NOT be removed Remove & dispose of all spray pumps Place loose in recycling bin	No motor oil containers No egg cartons or meat trays No garbage cans No plastic hoses or hangers No plastic dish drying racks No antifreeze containers No flower pots No Styrofoam

Green, clear and brown glass bottles and jars	Rinse clean Throw away caps Labels need NOT be removed Do NOT break	No broke glass No light bulbs No mirrors No dishes, china, etc. No ceramics No plexi-glass

Newspapers, magazines, telephone directories, junk mail, greeting cards, envelopes, bills, letters, wrapping paper, catalogs, index cards, folders, white or colored paper, etc.	Pack in brown paper bags for curbside collection Do NOT tie up newspapers Place out in fair weather on top of recycling bin	Do NOT tie up No plastic bags No ropes, string or twine No tissue or paper towels No waxed paper No milk cartons No paper board (single-layer cardboard) at curbside... paperboard (shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.) is accepted as a recyclable at Lake Street only... otherwise add to garbage bag.
*Recyclable Material:*	*Preparation Tips:*	*Not Acceptable:*
Metal cans, clean aluminum foil, license plates and aluminum cans	Rinse out all food wastes Put lids inside cans Remove all paper labels Do NOT crush cans Fold aluminum foil & trays cut license plates in half	No appliances No metal hangers No paint cans No aerosol cans No rusted cans Do NOT crush cans

Corrugated cardboard (which is made up of two layers of paperboard with a wavy section in between.	Do NOT tie up Must be clean & dry Flatten Place out in fair weather with recycling bin in a secure fashion	No pizza boxes No single-layer cardboard (paperboard) at curbside... single layer cardboard (shoe boxes, cereal boxes, etc.) is accepted as a recyclable at Lake Street only... otherwise add to garbage bag.