CALL TO START RECYCLING TODAY:
1-800-387-JOIN (5646)
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Please Follow these guidelines carefully:
No need to remove: Paper clips, stamps, address labels, staples, metal fasteners, cellophane address windows, rubber bands, spiral bindings, plastic tabs.WHAT TO RECYCLE:
- Cartons
- Metal cans & clean aluminum foil, pie plates
- Plastics #1-7 food & beverage containers (bottle & non bottle packaging)
- Corrugated cardboard & paper bags (flattened)
- Cardboard beverage containers
- Phone books
- Newspapers, brochures & inserts (no plastic bags, do not tie & bundle)
- Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta & tissue)
- File folder & office paper
- Junk mail, catalogs & magazines
- Water bottles & plastic containers
- Loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps
- Paper towel rolls
- Paperback books
Please flatten all cardboard boxesEmpty and rinse all containersPut all shredded paper into plastic bags (preferably clear). and tie bags securely. Don't use paper bags for shredded paper.
WHAT NOT TO RECYCLE:
- No VHS/VCR tapes
- No needles
- No window panes, mirrors, ceramics, used paper napkins
- No stickers or address labels
- No plastics other than those listed
- No electronic waste (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc.
- No paint, pesticides, oil & cleansers
- No motor oil or anitfreeze containers
- No waxed paper or waxed cardboard
- No Styrofoam or paper to go containers
- No pizza boxes
- No hard cover books
- Cartons
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What Is Recycling?
Recycling is the process of taking a product at the end of its useful life and using all or part of it to make another product. The internationally recognized symbol for recycling includes three arrows moving in a triangle. Each arrow represents a different part of the recycling process, from collection to re-manufacture to resale.
Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Collecting used bottles, cans, and newspapers and taking them to the curb is just the first in a series of states that generates a host of financial, environmental, and social returns.These benefits accrue locally as well as globally.- Americans generate 60% of the world's waste but only makes up 5% of the world's population.
- Everyday American businesses generate enough paper to circle the Earth 20 times.
- Recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees.
- Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
- An aluminum can that is thrown away today will still be a can 500 years from now.
- Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
- During the time it takes you to read this sentence, 50,000 12-ounce aluminum cans are made.
The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
We've all heard the slogan, "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle." You may wonder what it means or how to incorporate these principles into your daily life. It's not as complicated as you may think --- the "Three R’s" all complement each other and together create a system that can shrink your total amount of waste.- Save water by turning off the faucet while you brush your teeth.
- Use silverware and dishes instead of disposable plastic utensils and plates.
- Plant a tree on the west side of
your home. It can save you up to
12% on energy bills after 15 years.
It also reduces carbon dioxide and
makes cleaner air. - Recycle: This is the last but most important step. You should recycle as much as possible.
- Americans generate 60% of the world's waste but only makes up 5% of the world's population.