Recycling- What is Acceptable
What Can I Recycle?
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In Your Food And Yard Waste Cart
Food scraps
- Fruit & vegetables
- Bread, pasta, grains
- Eggshells, nutshells
- Coffee grounds & filters
- Tea bags
- Meat, fish, and chicken
- Dairy products (milk, butter, cheese)
- Shells and bones
- Food-soiled paper
- Paper towels & napkins
- Paper plates (uncoated only)
- Food-soiled newspaper
- Greasy pizza boxes
- Shredded paper
- Paper bags (uncoated) with food scraps
- Approved compostable tableware (PDF)
Yard waste
- Plant material
- Grass
- Leaves, branches, twigs (up to 4 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length)
- Plant and tree trimmings
- House plants (no pots)
- Small amounts of sod (less than 60 pounds)
- Holiday trees (No tinsel, ornaments, flocking; no longer than 6 feet long and 4 inches in diameter)
- Bundles up to 4 feet long and 2 feet in diameter, tied with natural twine
WHAT GOES INTO THE GARBAGE
- Styrofoam containers
- Coated paper cups & plates
- Grease and fats (in lidded container)
- Facial or toilet tissue
- Diapers
- Pet waste and litter
- Household trash/litter
- Hoses
- Garden tools
- Bundles tied with wire, nylon cording or plastic banding
- Loose soil
- Rocks/gravel
WHAT GOES INTO THE REGULAR RECYCLE BIN or GLASS BIN
All items must be clean
- Plastic shopping bags (clean, stuffed together) (No produce bags)
- Milk, juice & ice cream cartons (rinsed)
- Cardboard (unwaxed, flattened)
- Plastic bottles, jugs & dairy tubs
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal cans
- Paper (dry)
- Nursery pots
- Paper & plastic cups (clean)
- Plastic trays and containers
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