EARTH CIRCLE RECYCLING

Residential Single Stream Recycling Guide




ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEAN

Commingled Containers:
• Aluminum Cans, trays and foil (trays and foil MUST be clean to be collected)
• Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (milk and juice cartons)
• Steel and Tin cans (including aerosol)
• Glass Bottles and Jars (clear, green and brown only)—NO window glass, dinnerware, ceramics or lightbulbs
• #1 Plastic (i.e. soda, water and flavored beverage bottles)
• #2 Plastic (i.e. milk & juice jugs, detergent bottles)
• #3 Plastic (i.e. narrow neck containers only) (health & beauty aid products, household cleaners)
• #4 Plastic (i.e. margarine tubs, frozen dessert cups, six and twelve pack rings)
• #5 Plastic (i.e. yogurt cups, narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles)
• #7 Plastic (narrow neck containers only) (other plastics)
• Plastic Buckets (i.e. kitty litter containers) 5 gallon size maximum
• NO #6 Polystyrene.  Please refrain from placing #6 plastic in your bin.
  
Residential Paper Fiber: (you can recycle paper that tears) Breakdown all cardboard
• Newspaper, including inserts (remove plastic sleeves)
• Magazines, catalogs and telephone books
• Office paper, computer paper, notebook and gift wrap paper (no metal clips, spirals, binders or foil gift wrap)
• Mail, junk mail, envelopes (including window) (no plastic cards, stick on labels or unused stamps)
• Kraft (brown paper) bags
• Paper back books (no hard cover books)
• Cardboard (no waxed cardboard such as frozen food boxes)   CARDBOARD MUST BE BROKEN DOWN
• Chipboard (i.e. cereal, cake and food mix boxes, gift boxes)
• Carrier Stock (i.e. soda and beer can carrying cases)
         
NOTES:
• Recycling MUST be out by 7:00 a.m. and left out until 7:00 p.m.
• All containers MUST be emptied and clean.
• No motor oil, insecticide, herbicide or hazardous chemical containers.
• No plastic bags.  Materials that are placed in plastic bags will not be collected.
• No plastic film (i.e. plastic sheets, tarps or wrap).
• No expanded foam or clear polystyrene  
    
- ALL PRODUCTS CAN BE COMMINGLED IN CONTAINER – THERE IS NO NEED FOR SEPARATION -

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