MATERIAL

ACCEPTABLE  ITEMS

HOW  TO  PREPARE

UNACCEPTABLE  ITEMS

Corrugated Cardboard	Corrugated Boxes Brown Paper Bags	Remove and discard tape Flatten and breakdown	Pizza Boxes Wax-coated boxes
Boxboard	Cereal & dry food boxes Shoe boxes Paper towel rolls Kleenex boxes	Remove and discard liners,     cellophane or metal strip Flatten	Refrigerated or frozen food        boxes Wax coated mile cartons Laundry soap boxes Egg cartons
Newspapers Magazines Catalogs	Newspaper print Magazines Glossy Catalogs Glossy flyers & Brochures		Materials bound with string or                  twine Colored office paper
Glass jars and bottles	Clear, brown jars & bottles Food & beverage       containers	Rinse clean Labels may stay Remove metal lid or ring	Window or plate glass Broken glass lightbulbs Blud glass or Pyres Drinking glasses Ceramice, dishes, etc.
#2 HDPE, #1PETE, plastics.                bottles and jugs              only	Plastic milk jugs Colored detergent bottles       shampoo bottles Must have seam on the                  bottom of ontainer/Look        for #2 stamp	Wash clean Labels stay Remove metal lid or ring       and include with other       recyclables	Soft plastic bags Clear plastic bottles Plastic grocery bags Yogurt, cottage cheese and           margarine tubs Oil or antifreeze jugs
Aluminum	Aluminum foil Aluminum pie and food trays Aluminum cans	Rinse clean Remove any paper (labels)	Dirty foil Foil-coated wrappers Coffee "brick" wraqppers
Tin (steel) cans	Food & beverage containers Aerosol cans	Rinse clean Remove paper labels Remove ends Flatten & tuck lids inside	Paint cans Dirty cans Wire or scrap metal