What We Accept
Plastics #1 and #2
These are the only plastics we can process.
Common uses for #1 plastics include:
Beverage containers
Salad dressings
Soap bottles
Common uses for #2 plastics include:
Milk jugs
Detergent jugs
Cardboard and NON-Glossy Paper
All cardboard must fit into the provided bin.
We cannot transport items outside their bins.
Shipping boxes and cereal-type boxes are accepted
Tin and Aluminum
These can be combined into a single recycling bin.
Compressing aluminum cans helps ensure all fit in the bin
We cannot transport loose items outside their bins.
Cat food cans are recyclable aluminum when washed well.
Dog food cans are NOT always recyclable.
Some are made from steel rather than tin. Please double check before recycling (and of course, wash well)
Please Do Not "Wish Cycle"
To prevent contamination and diversion to landfills, recycling bins containing ineligible or unclean items will not be picked up.
Unfortunately, cannot make exceptions.
We DO NOT Accept:
Things that clog machinery and cost hours (or days if waiting on parts!) to fix
- Anything smaller than a credit card
- Anything long and tangly
- Plastic bags, wrappers, bubble wrap, zip locks, etc
- no caps, loose soda tabs, razor blades, zip ties, etc
- no garden hoses, Christmas lights, zip ties, etc
- Please also do not organize your recyclables into plastic bags prior to placing into the bin. All items within the bin must be loose.
Things that clog machinery and cost hours (or days if waiting on parts!) to fix
Anything smaller than a credit card
Anything long and tangly
Grocery bags, wrappers, shrink/bubble wrap, zip locks, etc
No caps, loose soda tabs, zip ties, etc
No garden hoses, Christmas lights, zip ties, etc
Please also do not organize your recyclables into plastic bags prior to placing into the bin. All items within the bin must be loose.
Plastics #3-7
Yogurt containers
Sour cream containers
Cottage cheese containers, etc
Prescription containers
Bubble wrap
Sandwich bags
Grocery bags
Any plastic soft enough to poke a hole through
Plastic toys
Foam and Styrofoam
Compostable containers
These are #5 plastics – not recyclable
Also #5 – still not recyclable
Often #4 plastics – not recyclable
Sandwich bags also often to include multiple polymer resins which cannot be separated
These are often mixed plastics, not recyclable
These are #6 plastics – not recyclable
Compostables are not recyclable – but please compost!(:
Paper mimics that aren't paper
Greasy pizza boxes
Greasy paper plates
Milk/Juice cartons
Sticky notes
Colored paper
Compostable containers
Paper towels and napkins
Receipts
The grease and food residue interferes with chemical processing of the cardboard – ruining the entire batch!
They’re lined with plastic, which cannot be separated from cardboard at our recycling center
The contaminating sticky residue interfere with processing – ruining the entire batch
Compostables are not plastic nor cardboard – but please compost them!(:
They’re dirty and are neither cardboard nor paper so can’t be recycled as either
These are coated with plastic or entirely plastic based