Recyclable Items for Your Bin
Residents may place these items in their recycling bins along with their glass, metal, and plastic containers. Obtaining a new 18-gallon recycling bin: Bins may be obtained from the Customer Service Desk in the Town Hall lobby or at Public Works at a cost of $8.00.
Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle! Please do not use the recycling bin for refuse.
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ITEMS TO BE RECYCLED |
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HOW |
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GLASS |
Food and beverage containers; clear, green and brown bottles and jars up to 1 gallon in size. |
All other glass including window glass, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, ceramic, porcelain, drinking glasses. |
Remove and discard lids and caps; labels OK; rinse and place in bin. |
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METAL |
Aluminum and tin food and beverage cans, up to 1 gallon in size; aluminum foil and pie plates. Aluminum and steel aerosol cans containing non-hazardous materials and 3 gallon #10 cans such as coffee containers |
All other metal containers including aerosol containing hazardous materials or paint cans, cleaning fluid and poison containers, scrap metal. |
Rinse empty containers and place in bin; can lids OK in can; labels OK. |
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PLASTICS |
Small and wide mouth containers marked on the bottom with a (PETE OR PET); or a (HDPE) up to one gallon in size. |
Containers with other numbers or no numbers; containers larger than three gallons; plastic bags, motor oil and anti-freeze containers; even if marked with a "1" or "2". |
Make sure container has a "1"or "2" on the bottom; remove and discard cap or lid; labels OK; rinse and place in bin. |
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NEWSPAPER, CATALOGS, MAGAZINES, JUNK MAIL & SHREDDED PAPER |
Clean, dry newspaper, (and inserts), magazines and catalogs, junk mail, computer paper, stationery, bills, shredded paper, envelopes with windows. NOTE: Must be less than 2 months old, or goes out in trash. |
All other paper including soiled paper, telephone books, non-paper bags such as plastic or TYVEK, overnight delivery envelopes, bubble wrap, books of any kind, greeting cards, gift wrap and product samples. |
Place in brown paper grocery bags or cardboard box or tie with string and place in bin on top of other material. No plastic bags. |
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD |
Clean cardboard with a wavy middle layer of brown paper. |
Pizza boxes, wax coated cardboard. |
Flatten boxes, remove packing material, tie in bundles with string; place in or beside bin. 3' x 3' maximum size. |
BOXBOARD |
Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes and shirt boxes, beverage cartons and six-pack cartons |
Boxboard with wax, plastic or foiled coating and boxboard that has been contaminated by food. | Flatten boxes, remove plastic cereal bag, place in paper bag or tie in bundles with string; place in or beside bin. |
MILK CARTONS & JUICE BOXES |
Residential aseptic packages including the gable shaped paper containers (milk-type containers) up to one gallon in size, and the small, single serving juice boxes | Any aseptic package over one gallon size. |
The cartons and juice boxes must be empty, with straws and caps removed, and the larger gable shaped cartons must be rinsed clean. |
Click here for a list of Unacceptable Recyclable Items
