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Recycling

Directory of Recyclable Materials

The Recycling Center: 300 Sherwood Island Connector
Hours:
M-F, 7:00AM – 3:00PM,
Sat. 7:00 AM – 12 noon
The Recycling Center is closed on the following holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

If you have questions, please call DPW at 341-1120

Download latest information on recycling junk mail and all magazines

Put in proper container

Recycle these materials

How to prepare materials

Don’t recycle

(Throw in trash)

Glass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metal

Empty, clean bottles and jars-clear, brown, green

Rinse, throw caps in trash

Drinking glasses, Pyrex, mirrors, dishes, ceramics

Only plastic containers with a number 1 or 2 recycle symbol

Rinse, throw caps in trash

Plastic with no recycle symbol or with numbers 3 to 7, caps and lids.  Throw away plastic bags. 

Empty and clean food and beverage cans, clean aluminum trays and foil

Remove lids and rinse

Spray cans, propane tanks

Glass, plastic and certain metals go into the same container.(See above)

Bulk metal

Metal coat hangers, metal household items

Leave in designated area

Air conditioners,

refrigerators cost a fee to be disposed of. See attendant.

Tires, air conditioners, refrigerators may be disposed of for a fee.  See attendant.

Newspaper (remove inserts)

brown bags

Unsoiled, dry newspaper, brown paper bags

Loose, tie with twine or put into brown paper bag.

Books, wrapping paper, plastic bags

Junk mail

Paper

Magazines,

catalogs,

envelopes, mail, news inserts, notebooks, paper (white or colored)

Clean, dry, loose.(If in a bag, please empty out).  Remove staples, paperclips

 Cereal, snack or cracker boxes, wrapping paper, plastics bags or books

Corrugated cardboard

Corrugated cardboard only

Flatten cardboard

Cereal ,snack or cracker boxes, pizza boxes, beer or soda boxes

Phone books

Phone books only

Place in designated container

Bound books

Batteries

Car, boat and motorcycle batteries

Place in designated container

Small batteries (A, C or D sizes), flashlight batteries, Nicad batteries

Motor oil

Transmission fluid

Motor oil and transmission fluid

Leave container with attendant

Brake fluid is considered toxic waste.  Do not throw in trash.

Anti-freeze

Anti-freeze only

Leave container with attendant