RECYCLING 101

Reusable Tote Bag - No plastic grocery or trash bags in the recycling. Use this recycling tote bag with a handle on the bottom to carry recyclables out to a nearby recycling container - empty, rinse as needed, and re-use!

Recycle it Right Flyer - Your guide to proper recycling of plastic, paper, glass, cans, and more.

“What Do I Do With It?” Magnet - Your online guide for recycling and disposal of household items.

How We Do It Here

We Need Your Help!!Cardboard—Clean and Flat Is Where It’s At

• Unbroken cardboard takes up extra space.• Take to local recycling facility if it doesn’t fit in the recycle cart.

Terminate—“The Top Three” Contaminants in Recycling

Recycling can be confusing when moving from other places. Let’s make the switch as smooth as possible with a:

No Plastic Bags

Not sure? Visit Recycle.KitsapGov.com to find out the bestway to recycle, reuse, or dispose of over 300 items from your home.

Can’t find what you are looking for? Give Kitsap1 a call: 360.337.5777.

Plastic grocery and trash bags used to carry recyclables tangle up in sorting equipment at the recycling facility. Recycle these at select retail locations.

Pizza boxes and food-soiled paper products contaminate clean cardboard. These go in the garbage.

Take-out containers and disposable cups are contaminated with food and liquid and are made from a type of plastic not recyclable in our area. These go in the garbage.

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Kitsap County | Kitsap1: 360.337.5777 | Recycle.KitsapGov.com

CANS GLASS

PLASTIC CONTAINERS empty • rinse • replace twist caps • no tub lids

empty • rinse • no loose lids • don’t crush empty • rinse • no lids • don’t break

empty • clean • rinse cartons • flatten cardboard

Aluminum Steel (Tin)

RECYCLEPAPER & CARDBOARD

Cardboard

Dairy Tubs

Paper Bags

Jars

Mail and Magazines

Phone Books

Jugs

Paper and Frozen Food Boxes

Newspapers

Bottles

Milk and Juice Cartons

Office Paper

Bottles and Jars