Recycling Guide

Material	What to Recycle	What NOT to Recycle
	• White & colored office paper • Newspapers • Magazines & catalogues • Junk mail • Envelopes with windows • Cereal (chipboard) boxes • Soft cover books • Brown paper bags • Telephone books • Shredded paper • Staples and paperclips are OK	• NO Soda or beer holders/cartons • NO 3-ring binders or binder clips • NO Paper plates or cups • NO Tissues or napkins • NO Food contaminated products • NO Pizza boxes/wrapping paper • NO Waxed or carbon paper • NO Backing from labels • NO Tyvek or FedEx envelopes • NO Covers of hard cover books • NO Photographs
	• #1-7 Plastic bottles, tubs, and containers less than 2 gallons • Aluminum and tin cans • Bi-metal can • Glass bottles and jars • Milk and juice cartons	• NO Caps, lids, or pumps • NO Ceramics/PYREX • NO Plate or stained glass • NO Styrofoam • NO Plastic bags • NO Fuel containers • NO Plastic films or bags • NO Needles • NO Containers over 2 gallons
	Corrugated cardboard is the cardboard that has a wavy layer sandwiched between 2 flat layers.	• NO Rigid styrofoam or plastic packaging material • NO Pizza Boxes

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