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How To Prepare Your RecyclingMixed Waste Paper
Cardboard
Tin & Plastics
Glass Bottles & Jars
Acceptable Materials - Cardstock, newspaper, cereal boxes, junk mail, gift wrap (non-foil), magazines, file folders, flyers, notices, paper egg cartons, printed paper, packing paper, paper bags (ex. shopping, flour or sugar bags), shredded paper, catalogues, envelopes and directories.Preparation - Place shredded paper in paper bags - Remove plastic liners - Include clean paper products only - Shred papers containing personal information
Acceptable Materials - Corrugated cardboard only, pizza boxes (but with no inserts or food residue)Preparation - Flatten all cardboard - Remove food residue, liners and inserts from pizza boxes
Acceptable Materials - Aluminum and tin cans, foil and foil plates, rigid plastic packaging, rigid plastic containers (ex. yogurt containers, shampoo/soap bottles, pill/vitamin bottles, cleaning product containers), clean plant pots, waxed cartons (ex. milk cartons) and clean plastic and metal lids.No soft plastics, styrofoam or glassPreparation - Clean containers and packaging only - Flatten materials whenever possible
Acceptable Materials - Clean glass bottles and jars only.No broken glass, household glass (ex. wine glasses or cups), window panes, or picture frame glassPreparation - Rinse and clean bottls and jars (no food residue) - Remove lids, place in container for tin and plastics
Don’t have a container for one of these products? No problem! Contact our office at 250-474-5145 to speak with your representative for more
information.