The following items may be mixed together in the container marked for
"All Other Recyclables."
1.
PAPERBOARD
There is some confusion between what is "paperboard" and what is
"cardboard." For recycling purposes, corrugated cardboard is best
defined as your typical cardboard box. If you tore it open, it would
have a rippled structure between two layers.
Paperboard is most commonly used in boxes for cereals, facial tissue,
crackers, cake and cookie mixes, etc. It has a thinner, single-layer
structure. See the list below for more
examples.
Cereal/cracker and similar boxes (throw away inside liners)
Gift, shoe, and tissue boxes
Paper egg cartons - NO Styrofoam®
Hanging file folders
Paper tubes (cores in toilet paper, paper towels, etc.)
Paper six- and twelve-pack cartons
2. MAGAZINES, CATALOGS, BROCHURES, AND JUNK MAIL
3. PHONE BOOKS
4. ACCEPTABLE COMMINGLED MATERIALS
Aluminum cans
Steel and tin cans, including empty aerosol cans
Pie pans
Clean balled foil
Glass bottles
Glass jars - all colors
Paper milk cartons (no foil pouches or straws)
Juice boxes (no straws)
Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 through 7)
Plastic tubs and screw top jars (#1 through 7)
Metal jar lids and steel bottle caps
Items NOT Accepted:
Plastics other than those listed as acceptable (see "Acceptable
Commingled Materials" above)
Plastic lids of any kind (These plastics don't break down in the
recycling process and, if left on the containers, inhibit the
sorting process.)
#7 PLA compostables (made from corn starch or sugar cane material)
Foil pouch juice or drink containers
Plastic bags (Take these to local grocery or retail stores for
recycling. No plastic bags are accepted at our site.)
Motor oil bottles (contaminated by the oil residue)
Plastic 6-pack holders
Plastic film canisters
Plastic microwaveable trays
Styrofoam® to-go containers
Styrofoam® clamshell boxes
Shredded paper
Books (use small "Book" bin for these)
Frozen food, ice cream, or frozen juice containers (These contain a
coating that protects the food from freezer burn, but is a recycling
contaminant.)
Paper to-go containers (They have a plastic coating.)
Paper cups or plates
Styrofoam® egg cartons
Pet food, cat litter, fertilizer, or charcoal bags
/MIXED MATERIALS
