Recycling Dos and Don'ts

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Paper

Newspaper, office paper, junk mail, phone books, brown paper bags, magazines, paperboard-cereal boxes, cardboard-flatten

Please keep all paper products dry

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Glass

Clear glass, green glass, brown glass, blue glass

This includes bottles and jars.*

*Please rinse and remove lids

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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

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Metals

Tin cans*, aluminum cans*, steel cans*, and aluminum foil**

* Please Rinse

** No food contamination please

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