Recyclable at the Curb, Mixed Together:

• All recyclable materials must be loose for collection. No bagged recyclables!
• Empty plastic bottles, tubs, jars and jugs (plastic lids may be left on empty plastic containers)
• Empty glass jars and bottles (metal lids removed from glass containers)
• Aluminum and steel food and beverage containers, such as cans and pie tins

  
  

• Clean aluminum foil
• Empty aerosol cans
• Cartons and liquid boxes—such as milk/soy/rice milk cartons and juice boxes (not juice pouches)
• Basic household and office papers such as:
• Magazines, newspapers, catalogs, junk mail and envelopes
• Books (including paperbacks, hardbacks and telephone books)
• Corrugated cardboard (boxes do not have to be broken down or bundled)
• Greeting cards and gift wrap without glitter and foil
• Paperboard boxes (such as cracker and cereal boxes without liners)

Items Not Accepted for Curbside Recycling Include:

• Plastic bags (All bags are being phased out of the single-stream recycling industry nationwide. Please return them to retail store collection bins.)
• Shredded paper, loose or bagged, is not recyclable in our program.
• Any container that is not empty
• Disposable cups, plates or cutlery (including Solo, fast food or coffee cups)
• Hinged plastic containers, such as for produce, bakery or takeout foods
• Rotisserie chicken containers and any microwaveable/heat-resistant plastics
• Potato chip / snack food bags
• Plastic or foil candy and food wrappers, such as granola bar wrappers, etc.
• Box liner bags, such as for cereal or crackers
• Juice pouches
• Bubble wrap
• No polystyrene (Styrofoam™) of any kind
• Clothing and textiles
• Drinking glasses
• Plates, cups or cutlery of ANY kind (ceramic, paper or plastic)
• Hazardous material containers (such as for pesticides, motor oil or antifreeze)
• Low-grade paper, such as tissues and napkins/paper towels (even if “clean”)
• Soiled paper products (such as used paper plates or greasy pizza boxes)
• Metallic or glittery paper, bags, wrapping paper or cards
• Mirrors, window glass, light bulbs
• Pots, pans and other household metals (curbside recycling is meant to collect packaging metal only, such as cans.)
• Rubber, PVC or vinyl products (such as hoses, tires, shower curtains, PVC pipes, etc.)
• Anything that will get tangled in the sorting machinery, such as cords, chain, string, twine, hoses, etc.