Recycling Do’s

• Make sure your recyclables are clearly identifiable and lightweight - preferably plastic.
• Remove lids.
• Don’t recycle containers larger than 20 gallons.
• Recycle metal cans (aluminum and steel) including soft drink, beer and food cans.
• Rinse cans clean of food and debris.
• Recycle newspapers, office papers, paper grocery bags and cardboard, including daily papers, copy papers and form feed computer paper.
• Only small amounts of flattened corrugated cardboard (2 feet by 3 feet) can be recycled.
• Recycle junk mail, magazines, catalogs and phone books, including all junk mail and shiny paper inserts.
• Recycle plastic containers (Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) Number 1 or High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Number 2), including soft drink bottles, liquor bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottles.
• To make sure a container is recyclable, check the bottom. The recycling symbol circling the number 1 through 7 indicates an item is recyclable. Rinse out, flatten and remove caps/lids.
• Recycle glass bottles and jars, including clear, green and brown glass. Remove caps and lids and rinse clean.