| PREPARATION OF PAPER FOR CURBSIDE COLLECTION |
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| Includes the glossy inserts. (Only those which are included with the newspaper) | Bundle and tie. Keep separate from all other paper. Do not place in paper or plastic bags. | |
| Including Mixed Paper |
Includes magazines, junk mail, envelopes, slick paper, books - with hard covers removed, non-foil/non-metallic gift wrap, carbonless paper, fax paper, manila folders. Do not include phone books or carbon paper. | Place mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, gray/brown chip/paperboard, brown paper bags and white paperboard together in a reusable container or in a brown paper bag. Flatten all boxes. Do not use or include plastic bags. |
Corrugated Cardboard |
Ridged cardboard containers used for shipping. | If corrugated cardboard is too large to fit in container or brown paper bag, then flatten and tie. (See mixed paper preparation.) |
Gray/Brown Chipboard/Paperboard |
Thick brown or gray board. (For example: cereal boxes, gift boxes, notebook backings, egg cartons, cores from paper towels.) Do not include cardboard six/twelve-pack holders from beer, soda, etc. These packs are coated to prevent breakage when wet and some have a metallic coating. | Remove any food residue. (See mixed paper preparation.) |
Brown Paper Bags | Heavy, brown, Kraft grocery bags. | Fold and place in one brown bag. (See mixed paper preparation.) |
| White Paperboard/Polyboard | Thick white board, some of which is coated with a plastic film and/or contains a layer of aluminum. Includes: Table-top beverage cartons (milk/juice,) drink boxes, long-life milk cartons, frozen food packaging, frozen dessert containers (ice cream/sherbet,) white dessert and cake boxes. | Remove any food residue. Rinse if necessary. (See mixed paper preparation.) |
| PREPARATION OF COMMINGLED CONTAINERS FOR CURBSIDE COLLECTION |
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| Clear, brown, green glass bottles and jars. Do not include mirrors, drinking glasses, light bulbs, ceramic or window glass. | Follow the preparation guidelines below for all glass bottles and jars. Plastic bottles (#1 and #2 only,) aluminum cans and steel cans.
Remove cap/lid. Put metal cap/lid into recycling container. Put plastic cap/lid into trash.
Rinse all bottles and cans (empty aerosol and paint cans Do not need to be rinsed.)
Step on plastic bottles and metal cans to conserve space. (Do not step on aerosol and paint cans.)
Place glass, plastic bottles, aluminum and steel cans together in one container. Do not use or include plastic or paper bags. |
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| Look for the #1 or #2 on the bottom of bottles only. A bottle is distinguished from other containers by a pourable mouth and /or neck. Do not include any plastic that is not a bottle; no toys, no buckets, no plastic bags, no lids. | ||
| Non-magnetic metal food and beverage cans. Must be rinsed and cleaned of all food and liquid waste. Do not include foil wrap, plates or pans. | ||
(Empty Aerosol Cans) (Empty, Dry Paint Cans) | Magnetic, steel, ferrous, tin, bi-metal food and beverage cans.
Aerosol cans must be empty. Plastic caps must be removed (plastic nozzles may remain). If aerosol container malfunctions and cannot be emptied, place in trash, or if it contains hazardous materials, save for next county household hazardous waste day.
Empty, dry and open paint cans (from both latex and oil-based paints). No liquid may remain in the can. Steel lid must be removed, but may be placed in bin with other containers. |