Plastics

  • What do we recycle
    • Clean Food Containers Labeled 1 thru 7
    • All beverage bottles
    • All bottles with necks
    • Bathroom (shampoo, mouthwash)
    • Containers – please rinse well
    • Cups (no Styrofoam)
    • Household cleaners (dish detergent, glass and kitchen cleaners)
    • Kitchen (Cooking Oil, ketchup, mustard, syrup)
    • Laundry (detergent, bleach, fabric softener)
    • Milk, juice and water jugs (caps can be left on once they are cleaned)
    • Plates
    • Soap bottles
    • Sherbet tubs
    • Tub lids
    • Yogurt containers
    • Carbonated beverage container refunds (redeemables) go to non-profits
  • Things to exclude
    • Containers with hazardous contents (e.g. motor oil, brake fluid, etc)
    • Plastic Bags
    • Styrofoam
    • Plastic Buckets with wire handles attached
    • Black plastic
    • Lids to bottles unless they are on the bottles!
  • Ideas on how to recycle things we can’t take
    • Film plastic – palstic bags, shrink wrap, etc.
    • Packing material may be used by local shippers

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