FOOD SCRAPS

• Fruits & vegetables
• Bread & pasta
• Egg shells
• Dairy products
• Coffee grounds
• Meat & bones
• Nut shells

YARD TRIMMINGS

• Flowers & leaves
• Grass clippings
• Small branches (less than 6" in diameter)
• Wood chips

Untreated Lumber

• Less than 2' long
• Free of nails, hardware, paint, varnish, glue, etc.

FOOD-SOILED PAPER

• Napkins & paper towels
• Coffee filters
• Tea bags
• Pizza boxes
• Paper bags
• Paper take-out boxes
• Wooden chopsticks
• Waxed paper, wax-coated produce & vegetable boxes

PAPER PRODUCTS

• Corrugated cardboard & paper boxes (broken down/flattened)
• Shredded paper (contained in a paper bag or box)
• Juice, soup, soy milk boxes & cartons
• Hard cover books (up to 40 lbs.)
• Junk mail, catalogs & newspapers
• Magazines & phone books

GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
ALUMINUM & METAL

• Aerosol cans (empty)
• Scrap pieces up to 40 lbs.

PLASTICS LABELED 1-7

• Bottles, jars & tubs

Plastic bags

• Protect the environment by avoiding single-use bags. Reuse them when possible.
• When recycling, stuff one bag with others and tie it off.

E-WASTE PERIPHERALS

• Desktop speakers, keyboards, mice, modems, etc. (remove batteries)
• Household batteries (in a clear baggie and placed on top of cart)
• Cell phones & accessories (in a clear baggie and placed on top of cart)

Gently Used Clothing

• Collected during the first week of January, April, July, and October.
• Placed in a tightly-tied clear bag and placed next to cart.

NON-RECYCLABLE GLASS

• Ceramics
• Lightbulbs (no fluorescent)
• Mirrors, tempered & window glass

NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER

• Carbon paper
• Laminated items
• Metallic wrapping paper
• Paper used for cleaning (soiled)
• Photographs
• Vacuum bags

PLASTICS NOT MARKED WITH

• 6-pack rings (please cut)
• Plastic film & wrap
• Plastic plates & utensils
• Plastic drinking straws & stir sticks
• Records, tapes & CDs
• Shower curtain liners
• Tape (duct, scotch, masking)

TEXTILES

• Cotton balls (soiled)
• Rugs & mats
• Shoes, clothing & stuffed animals (that cannot be donated)
• Sponges

OTHER

• Balloons (latex & mylar)
• Clothes hangers
• Diapers
• Feminine products
• Foam & styrofoam
• Hose (garden or rubber)
• Pet feces (bagged)
• Rubber bands
• Toothpaste tubes
• Toys (that cannot
  be donated)
• Wood (treated)