Recycling Dos and Don'ts



Paper
Newspaper, office paper, junk mail, phone books, brown paper bags, magazines, paperboard-cereal boxes, cardboard-flatten
Please keep all paper products dry

Glass
Clear glass, green glass, brown glass, blue glass
This includes bottles and jars.*
*Please rinse and remove lids

Plastic
#1 Polyethylene Terephthalate* (PET)
Soft drink, water, and other beverage bottles, detergent and cleaning containers, peanut butter and other food containers and bottles
#2 High Density* Polythylene (HDPE)
Milk and water jugs, laundry detergents, shampoo bottles
#3 Polyvinyl Chloride* (PVC or V)
Clear food packaging, cling wrap, detergents and window cleaner bottles, some plastic squeeze bottles, cooking oil and peanut butter jars
#4 Low Density Polyethelene* (LDPE)
Bread, frozen food, most plastic wraps, some bottles
#5 Polypropylene* (PP)
Deli soups, syrup, yogurt and margarine containers, clouded plastic containers, baby bottles, straws
#6 Polystyrene* (PS)
CD cases, disposable cutlery, food containers, packaging, egg cartons, exception of #6 Styrofoam
#7 Mixed* (other)
Most plastic baby bottles, 5-gallon water bottles, "sport" water bottles, clear plastic "sippy" cups
*Please rinse and remove lids

Metals
Tin cans*, aluminum cans*, steel cans*, and aluminum foil**
* Please Rinse
** No food contamination please
