Mixed Recycling
It’s simple to separate out recyclable materials from your garbage. You probably already have newspapers and bottles set apart. With a little extra effort, you can get into the recycling habit!

Place prepared recyclables into the blue recycle roll cart and the red basket. Single family residences may have the use of one convenient blue roll cart and one red recycle basket.
Even if you are not currently a garbage collection customer you can take advantage of the curbside service for a small monthly fee in some areas.

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"Mix" these items into the Blue Recycling Roll Cart. No need to sort or separate! (We mean mix them together! Recycling is now easier than ever!)

Cardboard - Cut corrugated cardboard into pieces small enough to fit inside the blue cart. No oil or wax coated cardboard.

Greyboard/Paperboard - (Preparation: Please flatten to make room for more recyclables), Beverage boxes (six and twelve pack, discard plastic rings), Boxes (cereal, snacks, etc. - please discard liners), Construction paper, Gift and shoe boxes (discard silicon packets), Paper egg cartons, Paper towel and toilet paper tubes, Paperback books, Phone books. No oil or wax coated cardboard.

Magazines & Catalogs - Glossy-bound publications with soft covers only. Read them, place them into the blue cart and we'll do the rest!

Mixed Scrap Paper - Open & remove mail from envelopes. Please, no non-paper inserts such as CD's etc., Advertising flyers, Brilliant colored paper, Brochures, Computer paper and carbonless forms, Envelopes (labels & windows OK), Greeting cards (no foil), Holiday gift wrap (no foil, tape, ribbon, bows), Paper bags (any color), Paper labels from cans, Post-it notes, White and colored ledger paper.
Shredded paper: please contain shredded paper pieces in any color bag
to avoid blowing paper in your neighborhood.

Newspaper - All papers received in the newspaper can be recycled with the newspaper.

Plastics - #1-7 rigid plastic containers only: Bottles, tubs and trays (Do not nest or stack). Be sure to rinse. Lids from tubs are okay. Not acceptable: sacks, films, bottle caps, spray pumps or containers larger than one gallon. No motor oil, antifreeze pesticide, paint, or solvent bottles. No plastic toys.

Metal, Tin Cans & Aluminum - Foil, TV-dinner trays, pop tops, and out of state cans are okay. Remove labels and place into blue cart as scrap paper. No need to remove lids or flatten cans.

Place the items listed below into the Red Recycling Basket. The Red Basket always goes out with the big Blue Cart for bi-weekly collection.

Batteries - Place used dry cell batteries into a zip-sealed plastic bag and place into red recycling
basket. Include these batteries: flashlight, toy & smoke detector, sizes AAA through D and 9-volt;
lantern, 6-volt through 9-volt; rechargeable, NiCd, NiMH, Lithium Ion, hearing aid, calculator, and watch batteries (small button cells). NO LEAD ACID BATTERIES!

Glass Bottles/Jars - "Bottles and jars only! Separate by color (brown, Clear, Green) into any color paper bag. Rinse...no need to remove labels. Please, no broken glass, ovenware, Pyrex, china, ceramics, light bulbs or window glass!" No plastic lids (discard with garbage).

Latex Paint - Useable paint. Maximum 2 gallons per pick up. No leaking or rusted cans.

Motor Oil - Used motor oil and automotive lubricants; just pour them into an unbreakable container with a twist on lid (not larger than 1 gallon). No transformer oil or antifreeze, please. No water or antifreeze contaminated oil.

Antifreeze
Place into sealed see-thru plastic jug. Keep separate from motor oil.

Glass
Glass bottles and jars only! Please separate by color (brown, clear, green/blue) and place in paper bags.

Vegetable Cooking Oil
Place up to 2 gallons of cooled oil into original or clean see-thru plastic container with tight cap.


Non Recyclable Materials: Carbon paper - Charcoal bags - Disposable diapers and hygiene products - Fertilizer bags - Foam packaging materials - Food contaminated paper and boxes.
Frozen food boxes - Frozen juice paper cans - Liquids - Microwave or other dishes - Mylar balloons or wrap. Oil soaked paper Pet food bags - Photographs - Plastic twist-top lids - Plastic wrap - Pumps/cap from spray bottles - String - Styrofoam - Tape - Toilet paper, Napkins, Tissues - Waxed paper or Boxes coated with wax or oil.

IT IS ILLEGAL TO PLACE HYPODERMIC NEEDLES OR LANCETS INTO RECYCLING, YARD DEBRIS OR GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. PLEASE CALL 503-390-4000 FOR SPECIAL SHARPS COLLECTION SERVICE INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA.

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