Bottles, Cans, and Plastic Containers
Aluminum & Tin
What’s Accepted
Aluminum cans, tin cans, and certain license plates.
Preparing aluminum and tin:
- Rinse all cans.
Preparing license plates:
- Remove or invalidate month and year stickers and bend plate.
Note: the following types of license plates cannot be recycled. Return to a vehicle licensing office:
- Commercial vehicle plates (gross weight over 12,000 pounds)
- Personalized plates
- Baseball stadium plates
- Horseless carriage plates
- Amateur radio operator (HAM) plates
- Medal of Honor, Pearl Harbor survivor, and Gold Star parent plates
Glass Bottles & Jars
What’s Accepted
Glass bottles and jars (all colors). Chipped or cracked glass OK.
No broken glass. Please bag or place inside an empty carton or box and discard in garbage.
Preparing glass bottles and jars:
- Rinse all glass bottles and jars. Remove bottles from 6-pak holders and half case boxes. Recycle holders and boxes with scrap paper.
- Remove caps, lids, and corks and dispose as garbage.
- Labels can be left on.
Plastic Containers
What’s Accepted
Plastic containers (bottles, jugs and tubs) inc. lids, caps, and rings. Max bucket size: 3 gallons with metal handle removed.
Preparing plastic containers:
- Rinse all plastic containers.
- Leave caps and lids on (no loose lids), dispose of plastic pumps.
- Flatten bottles and put cap back on.
- Labels can be left on.
Scrap Paper & Newspaper
Reminder: Place paper (or top layer of papers) in a paper bag if possible. Lay bag on side in recycling bin to prevent windblown litter.
What’s Accepted
Newspaper and scrap paper inc. items like magazines, catalogs, mail, photos, paperboard boxes/cartons (ex. shoe boxes and cereal cartons), paperback books. No shredded paper – please dispose of as trash or drop-off for recycling at one of our transfer stations.
Preparing scrap paper and newspaper:
- Clean paper only.
- Staples, paper clips, and file folder clips OK.
Cardboard
What’s Accepted
Brown paper bags and corrugated cardboard, including pizza boxes.
Preparing cardboard:
- Remove packing materials, including Styrofoam™ and plastic packing. Dispose of packing material. Flatten and bundle.
- Clean pizza boxes only. Food-soiled and wax-coated (produce) boxes accepted in FoodPlus! Yardwaste.
- Max. bundle size 24″x48″x6″ (curbside recycling customers).
- If you have recycling bins – place bundle next to recycling bins. One bundle per pick-up (curbside recycling customers). If windy, bundle or tape to prevent blowing.
- If you have single-stream Toter – place prepared cardboard in Toter.
Miscellaneous Recyclables
Set these items next to curbside recycling container for collection:
What’s Accepted
Aerosol cans (non-hazardous)
Batteries (vehicle, boat, Sealed-lead acid)
Cords and wiring
Scrap metal inc. steel, copper, aluminum, and brass. Max length is 24” (inches) long. Max. 35 lbs. per pick-up (curbside recycling customers).
String lights
Used Motor Oil (do not store in bleach bottles)
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