Cardboard
Paper Bags
Newspapers
Boxes
Uncoated Paper
Manilla Folder
Windowless Junk Mail
Cardboard Tubes
Shredded Paper (in a paper bag)
*Must be free of all food residue and liquid.
CLEAN Plastic: MUST BE CLEAN
Plastics are labeled #1-#7. We can recycle plastics # 1 - #5 and #7. Here are some examples of what we accept:
PET #1 Plastics: soda and water bottles, #1 snack containers, HDPE #2 Plastics; Colored and Natural Detergent Containers, CLEAN Milk Jugs, Bleach containers, #2 Juice Containers
Take a nearby water or soft drink bottle, and look at the bottom of it. You should be able to see, though faintly, an embedded or printed mark that looks like a triangle (or a recycling icon with three arrows, shaped roughly like a triangle) with a number in the middle. This mark is usually molded into the plastic, so if you don’t see it right away, try tipping the bottle to catch the light in a way that makes the mark easier to see. The number inside the triangle will be somewhere between 1 and 7. Plastic products that are recyclable will be labeled "1" - "5" and "7" here. The rest of your plastic waste is NOT recyclable and should be placed in your waste cart. If you don’t see this symbol at all – which can be the case with items like children’s toys and other non-disposable items – then assume that the item is not recyclable, and place it in your waste cart.
Tupperware
#1 Pastry Containers
#2 Juice Bottles
#2 Plastic Containers
Bleach Container
Plastic Bottles
#1-5 and #7 Plastics
#1 Snack Containers
Detergent Containers
*Must be free of all food residue and liquid.
CLEAN Glass: MUST BE CLEAN
Glass Bottles
Glass Jars
Baby Food Containers
Pickle Jars
Juice Bottles
*Must be free of all food residue and liquid.
CLEAN Metals: MUST BE CLEAN
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Foil
Aluminum Pie Tray
Tin Cans
Steel Cans
*Must be free of all food residue and liquid.
NON-Recyclable
Plastic Coffee Cups
Plastic Plates
Ziploc Bags
Windowed Cardboard
Foam
Wood
Batteries **
Egg Cartons
Soiled Pizza Boxes
Wires
Hazardous Waste**
Diapers
Items with Food Residue
Cigarettes
** Item must be disposed of properly. Do not put in recycle or garbage cart. Please see mdrr.com for information.
Reusable
Plastic Bags
Plastic Utensils
Plastic Toys
Heavy Plastic Bowls
Mixed Material Items
Tips for ReUsing your leftover recyclables…
It's time to make new habits. Keep items out of landfills. It's time to get creative!
- Keep sandwiches from being smashed and use non-recyclable lunch meat containers to carry them to school or work.
- Use cleaned plastic juice containers to hold water in for watering plants.
- Make a jar into a pencil holder by just putting pencils into it! Or markers.
- Use clean plastic jugs or other liquid containers to hold water for camping trips.
- Use egg cartons to hold beads.
- Use old butter tubs for mixing paint.
- Reuse plastic bags to carry your groceries.
- Reuse Ziploc bags to hold your snacks.
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Recyclable Items:
CLEAN Paper Products
Boxes | Cardboard | Catalogs [Non glossy?] | Chipboard (such as cereal boxes) | Colored Paper | Copy Paper |
Non-Coated Windowless Junk Mail | Loose Newspaper (store ads and inserts) | Magazines [Non glossy?] | Manila Folders | Shredded Paper (in paper bags) [Is this true?] | Office Paper |
Clean Paper Bags | Paper Towel Tubes | Telephone Books |
CLEAN Plastic Products
Detergent Bottles | Milk/Juice Jugs/Cartons | Shampoo & Bleach Bottles | Soda Bottles | Water Bottles | Clean Soft Drink Bottles |
California Redemption Plastics #1 & 2 [What is this?] | HDPE #2 [What is this?] |
CLEAN Metals
CLEAN Aluminum Cans | CLEAN UNUSED Aluminum Foil | CLEAN Aluminum Pie Plates | CLEAN Food Cans | CLEAN Pet Food Cans | CLEAN Steel Cans |
Tin Cans |
CLEAN Glass
Glass Jars | Glass Bottles | CLEAN Wine Bottles |
NON-RECYCLABLE Items:
Hazardous Waste | Wires | Diapers | Batteries | Wood | Soiled Pizza Boxes |
Foam Products | Peanut Butter and Honey Containers of ANY KIND | Plastic Bags of ANY KIND (Please Reuse When Possible) | Plastic Yogurt, Sour Cream or Cottage Cheese Containers (Please Reuse When Possible) | Plastic Food Containers and Lids (Please Reuse When Possible) | Olive Oil, Vegetable and ANY Oil Containers |
Any Items with Food Residue |