Commercial Collection Program

What goes in the recyclable containers, split cart compartment, or dedicated containers cart/bin?

Empty and Clean

• Glass Bottles & Jars
• Aluminum & Metal
  • food & beverage cans
  • aerosol cans (empty)
  • foil and scrap metal pieces (up to 30 pounds per item)
• Plastics Containers Labeled 1-7
  • bottles, jars, tubs & trays

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What goes in the paper/fibers split cart compartment or dedicated paper/fiber cart/bin?

• Any recyclable paper that tears, including:
  • aseptic boxes (juice, soup & soy milk)
  • dairy cartons
  • catalog, magazines, junk mail & phone books
  • corrugated cardboard & paper boxes (large/multi pieces should be flattened and/or cut)
  • newspaper (including inserts)
  • shredded paper (contained in a paper bag or box)

Please Remember: No Plastic Bags (please contain multiple bags in one bag and tie shut), Film Plastic, Shrink Wrap, Foam/Styrofoam®, No Pressurized Tanks

Your Green Yard Trimmings Cart or Bin is for yard trimmings and clean wood only. Food scraps and food-soiled paper belong in Food Scraps cart/bins.

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What goes in the green yard trimmings container?‍

• flowers & leaves

• ivy & weeds

• grass clippings

• small branches (less than 6″ in diameter)

• tree stumps (smaller than 16″ in diameter)

• untreated dimensional lumber (less than 24″ long)

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Please Remember: No Glass, Metal, Styrofoam or Plastic, Aseptic Boxes, Liquid Fat, Oil or Grease, Food, Food-Soiled Paper, Pet Litter or Feces, Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Brick or Treated Wood

‍What goes in the food scraps & food-soiled paper container?‍

All Fresh, Cooked & Moldy Food Scraps Including:

• peels, pits & rinds
• dairy products
• bread, pasta & other grains
• coffee grounds & tea leaves
• meats & bones
• backyard fruit & vegetables

Food Soiled Paper

• soiled newspaper and kraft paper bags

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Please Remember: No Organic or Recyclable Materials, Dirt or Concrete, Paint, Batteries, Fluorescent Bulbs, Poison, or other Hazardous Waste

What goes in the garbage container?‍

• Non-Recyclable Glass

• Non-Recyclable Paper

• Non-Recyclable Plastics NOT marked with 1 – 7, Including: film plastic/plastic bags/shrink wrap and foam/Styrofoam®

• Non-Recyclable Plastics NOT marked with 1 – 7, Including: film plastic/plastic bags/shrink wrap, foam/Styrofoam®

• Other

• clothes hangers
• diapers & personal hygiene items
• pet feces (please bag)
• small rugs & mats
• shoes, clothing, & toys (that cannot be donated)
• wood (painted or stained)