Recycling

• Recycling is collected every other week.
• Do not bag your recycling – Place recycling loose in your blue recycling cart. If you collect recycling in plastic or paper bags in your home, please empty the bags into the cart. This helps with sorting.  Loose paper bags can go in your recycling cart. Plastic bags should go in the garbage or be brought to a plastic bag drop-off location.
• Give items a quick rinse before recycling.  They do not need to be perfectly clean.
• Keep caps on plastic bottles and jugs.
• Keep cans, cartons and bottles in their original 3D shape. 
• Flatten boxes. 

Paper

Recyclable

• Mail, office and school papers
• Magazines, newspaper and inserts
• Phone books
• Books (soft or hardcover)
• Clean paper bags (flatten)

Recyclable boxes (flatten)

• Cardboard
• Cereal, cracker, shoe and gift boxes
• Refrigerated food and beverage boxes
• Unlined freezer boxes
• Toothpaste, medication and other toiletry boxes

Not recyclable

• Napkins and paper towels
• Paper cups
• Paper plates
• Egg cartons
• Ice cream tubs
• Asian takeout boxes
• Shredded paper
• Thermal receipts
• Tissue paper
• Carbon paper

Plastic

Recyclable bottles and jugs #1, #2, #5 (caps on)

• Water, soda and juice bottles
• Milk and juice jugs
• Ketchup and salad dressing bottles
• Dishwashing and laundry soap bottles and jugs
• Shampoo, soap and lotion bottles

Recyclable cups and containers #1, #2, #5

• Yogurt, pudding and fruit cups
• Margarine, cottage cheese and other tubs and lids
• Produce, deli and takeout containers

Not recyclable

• Plastic bags or film
• Bubble wrap
• Plastic foam (commonly referred to as Styrofoam)
• #3, #4, # 6 and #7 plastics
• Black plastics
• Any container that held hazardous waste

Glass

Recyclable

• Food and beverage containers.

Not recyclable

• Drinking glasses
• Window glasses
• Ceramics
• Mirrors

Metal

Recyclable

• Food and beverage cans
• Aluminum foil and trays
• Decorative tins and pie tins

Not recyclable

• Appliances
• Electronics
• Cords
• Hangers
• Silverware
• Propane cylinders

Cartons

Recyclable

• Milk cartons
• Juice boxes
• Soup, broth and wine cartons

Not recyclable

• Paper or plastic foam (Styrofoam) egg cartons
• Ice cream tubs or coffee cups
• Foil juice pouches

More items not accepted in recycling carts

• Batteries
• Containers that held hazardous waste
• Clothes hangers (metal, plastic or wood)
• Cords, electronics or appliances
• Durable goods – storage bins, toys, sports gear, furniture, building materials, garden hoses or edging, brooms, shovels, picture frames, housewares or decor
• Holiday string lights
• Lightbulbs
• Paint
• Textiles – clothes, shoes, linens, blankets, curtains
• Scrap metal – pots and pans, pipes, poles, toasters, chairs, scooters
• Syringes

While these items are not accepted in the blue One-Sort recycling carts, some of them may be accepted at recycling drop-off sites.

Learn more about recycling disposal options