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  • Sort Smart Recycling Guide
      • What Goes Where?
      • Hazardous Waste
      • Put in Paper Recycling
      • Recycle with E-Waste
      • Put in Container Recycling
      • Recycle with Plastic Bags
      • Put in Organics/Compost
      • Put in Garbage/Landfill
      • Blue Line Transfer
      • On-Call/Bulky Item Collection
      • Helpful Links
      • Most Requested Items
      • Top Troublemakers: Don’t Recycle These!
      • Beverage Containers Redemption Locations
      • Construction & Demolition Guidelines
      • Material
      • Bulbs & Batteries
      • Electronics
      • Glass
      • Metal
      • Paper
      • Plastic
      • Use
      • Automotive
      • Construction
      • Food Packaging
      • General Packaging
      • Holiday
      • Kitchen
      • Medical
  • Collection Reminders
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General Packaging

Put in Paper Recycling

Cardboard

Gift Boxes

Paper Bags

Paperboard

Put in Container Recycling

Plastic #1 (PET)

Plastic #2 (HDPE)

Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)

Recycle with Plastic Bags

Bubble Wrap

Case Wrap

Pallet or Stretch Wrap

Toilet Paper Wrap

Put in Garbage/Landfill

Blister Packs (Pills, Gum)

Bubble Wrap

Case Wrap

Foam Plastic #6 (Polystyrene)

Alternative ways to recycle

Hard Plastic Clamshell Packaging

Packing Peanuts

Alternative ways to recycle

Padded Envelopes (All Plastic)

Padded Envelopes (Paper)

Pallet or Stretch Wrap

Plastic / Tyvek Envelopes (Non-Padded)

Plastic #3 (PVC)

Plastic #4 (LDPE)

Plastic #7 (Other)

Plastic Air Pillows

Plastic Caps

Silica Packets

Stickers

String & Twine

Alternative ways to recycle

Toilet Paper Wrap

Zip Ties

Special Instructions

Aerosol Cans

Gift Bags

Most Requested

  • Cell Phones
  • Antifreeze
  • Used Motor Oil and Filters
  • Broken Glass
  • Foam Plastic #6
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Top Troublemakers

  • Plastic Bags
  • Shredded Paper
  • Food Scraps
  • Scrap Metal
  • Garden Hoses
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Special Programs

  • Electronics
  • Bulbs & Batteries
  • Medical & Sharps
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Construction & Demolition
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