Accepted and Non-Acceptable Materials

Accepted Commingled Materials 
Aluminum Food And Beverage Containers 

• Aluminum soda and beer cans, pet food cans, etc.

Glass Food And Beverage Containers 

• Flint (clear)
• Amber (brown)
• Emerald (green)

Ferrous Cans

• Soup, coffee cans, etc.

Plastic containers with the symbol #1 and #2
Please remove and discard lids.

Accepted Mixed Residential Paper Fibers
KRAFT PAPER BAGS/ OLD NEWSPAPERS

• Newspaper and accompanying inserts are acceptable paper to be tied with string or placed in a paper bag.

Old Corrugated Containers

• Only brown boxes. No wax coated, no beer suitcase or six pack carriers, no chipboard.

Magazines 

• Coated magazines, catalogues and similar printed materials, junk mail and soft cover books.

Materials Not Acceptable
Aerosol cans, mirrors, window or auto glass, light bulbs, ceramics, any plastic containers with #3, #4, #5, #6 or #7 on them or no number at all, oil or antifreeze containers, plastic bags, coat hangers, paint cans, containers which held hazardous chemicals,
Five-gallon pails or any household items (such as toasters, cookware etc.), microwave trays, phone books, hard cover books, or chipboard (cereal or pizza boxes).