Recyclable Items

Below is a comprehensive list of items that are recyclable and non-recyclable. Please review carefully and feel free to contact us for any special arrangements.

Paper

Recyclable Items: 
  • Newspapers & Inserts
  • Magazines Mail & Catalogs
  • Paper Bags
  • Office Paper & Envelopes
  • File Folders
  • Wrapping Paper
  • Phone Books
  • Hard Cover Books
  • Paper Plates (clean)
  • Milk & Juice Cartons
  • Drink Boxes & Aseptic Containers
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Cereal Boxes
  • Gift Boxes
  • Pizza Boxes
Non Recyclable Items: 
  • Paper napkins
  • Paper towels

Plastic

Recyclable Items: 
  • Water Bottles
  • Milk Jugs
  • Detergent Bottles
  • Yogurt Containers
  • Salad Packaging
  • All containers marked with a #1-#7 (except Styrofoam)
Non Recyclable Items: 
  • Plastic Grocery/shopping Bags marked with a #2 or #4
  • Styrofoam
  • Unwashed containers

Glass

Recyclable Items: 
  • All Clean Glass Bottles & Jars (all colors)
Non Recyclable Items: 
  • Light Bulbs
  • Ceramics
  • Drinking Glasses

Metal

Recyclable Items: 
  • Tin Cans
  • Aerosol Cans (empty)
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Pots & Pans
Non Recyclable Items: 
  • Unclean Paint Cans
  • Food Contaminated Aluminum Foil
  • Batteries
  • Needles

Do Not Recycle

Recyclable Items: 

The following items are NOT recyclable. Please contact us for special arrangements.

Non Recyclable Items: 

Not recyclable with regular curbside service:
Call for sprecial arrangements
Batteries, alkaline
Bubble-wrap
Clothing & shoes
Diapers
Envelopes, plastic or Tyvek®
Food (but you can compost it)
Kitty litter
Knives
Light bulbs, incandescent (trash),
compact fluorescent
light bulbs (return to
store)
Needles & sharps
Paper napkins
Paper towels
Plastic bags:
bread bags
frozen vegetable,
snack/sandwich,
trash bags
Plastic wrap or film
Potato chip bags
Ribbon & bows
Styrofoam® or
polystyrene foam
(even if marked #6)
Trash/waste
Vinyl (siding, bumper
stickers, etc.)

Compost (for pilot program customers only)

Recyclable Items: 
  • Fruit and Vegitable Leftovers
  • Eggshells and Nutshells
  • Teabags and Tea Leaves
  • Coffee Filters and Grounds
Non Recyclable Items: 
  • Meat Scraps
  • Seafood Shells
  • Dairy

* Although these items are excellent for compost, the composting facility does not accept them at this time.