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Cardboard, Milk Carton & Boxboard |
Cardboard boxes; cereal and cracker boxes; milk cartons; toilet paper and paper towel rolls. NO soiled (e.g. greasy)
or waxed (e.g. coffee cups) cardboard. |
New cardboard and boxboard, gift-wrap and biodegradable pots for plants. |
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Newspaper; office paper; catalogues; magazines, glossy flyers; soft cover books.
NO waxed or soiled paper.
NO gift wrap. |
Newspaper can be recycled to make new newspaper, egg cartons, kitty litter, construction materials like wallboard and
cellulose insulation.
Office paper is often used to make tissue paper (i.e. toilet paper and tissues) |
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“Tin” soup and tuna cans; cat and dog food cans; aluminum cans; small metal objects such as caps and lids. |
Aluminum can be melted down and recycled many times over. Aluminum cans are melted down to make new aluminum.
Steel (or “tin”) cans can be recycled into cans, bicycles, machine parts, and even new cars |
#1 Plastic Containers
(PET or PETE) |
Mouthwash, some ketchup and salad dressing bottles, peanut butter, jellies, and jams. |
Tote bags, clothing, food and beverage containers, carpet, strapping, fleece wear, luggage. |
#2 Plastic Containers
(HDPE) |
Cosmetic, shampoo, dish, laundry and detergent bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, cereal box liners, grocery, trash
and retail bags.
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Liquid laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner and motor oil bottles; pipe, buckets, crates, flower pots, garden edging,
recycling bins, benches, dog houses, plastic lumber, floor tiles, picnic tables, fencing.
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Grocery and shopping bags; dry cleaning, bread and frozen food bags. |
Shipping envelopes, garbage cans and liners, floor tile, furniture, compost bins, paneling, landscape timber, lumber. |
