Preparing Materials

COMMINGLED (C0-Mixed) PRODUCTS

(Aluminum, Steel, Glass, Plastic)

Place aluminum, steel, glass, and plastic products together inside your recycling bin and keep separated from paper products. (Paper products must be placed into a second bin or a brown paper bag). Do not use any plastic bags (which cause contamination of recyclables) to collect commingled (mixed) products.

	ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS	Rinse. NO aluminum foil, pie tins, or scraps.
	GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (clear, green, and brown)	Remove caps/lids and discard. Rinse containers. NO ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, window glass, or any glass that is not a container.
	ALL PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS (clear and colored)	The neck of the container must be smaller than the base or widest part. Remove caps and discard. Rinse. Flatten to conserve space. NO bottle caps or tops; antifreeze, pesticide, motor oil or other hazardous material containers; containers that are not bottles, such as deli or yogurt containers, margarine tubs, or flower pots; wide-mouth prescription bottles; plastic bags of any type; plastic wrap, or Styrofoam.
	STEEL FOOD AND BEVERAGE CANS AEROSOL CANS	Rinse. Empty Aerosol cans and remove plastic tops NO paint cans.

Paper Products

(Chipboard, Junk Mail/Office Paper, Magazines, Newspaper, Telephone Books)

Paper products must be separated from glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum products. Collect paper products in a brown paper bag or use a separate bin. Do not use plastic bags, which cause contamination of recyclables.

	CHIPBOARD (cereal boxes, dry food boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.)	Remove plastic and foil liners. NO Styrofoam egg cartons; waxed, aluminum foiled or plastic coated boxes, such as milk, juice cartons, frozen food cartons, etc.
	JUNK MAIL & OFFICE PAPER	Includes envelopes, office and notebook paper, glossy ads, etc. Shredded office paper must be bagged and tied in a clear plastic bag to prevent litter.
	MAGAZINES & CATALOGS	NO books, binders, or notebooks.
	NEWSPAPER	Remove from plastic bags.
	TELEPHONE BOOKS	May be recycled yearround.
	CORRUGATED CARDBOARD	Flatten or cut in pieces 3 x 3 feet or less. Cardboard does not need to be tied. Place next to green recycling container(s). NO pizza boxes or boxes with grease or food residue or packing materials.

Cardboard Drop-Offs

In addition to curbside cardboard pick-up, you can drop-off clean, flattened corrugated cardboard at these Fire Stations, at your convenience:

100 Arbor Road
4700 Country Club Road
2995 N. Liberty Street
290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
651 N. Marshall Street
4685 Ogburn Avenue
771 Palmer Lane
2417 Reynolda Road
2745 Waughtown Street

NO pizza boxes, boxes with grease or food residue, or packing materials. Cardboard must be placed inside containers. If containers are full, visit another participating Fire Station.