Business Services Information

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Glass Glass bottles & jars (lids okay) Metal Aluminum cans Aluminum foil & trays (must be clean and balled up) Steel (tin) cans Spray cans (must be empty or dry) Plastic (#1-7) Plastic Bottles, caps, lids, containers and cups Tubs Clamshells (Clear) Paper (must be dry and not food soiled) Cardboard (non-waxed) Computer & office paper (all colors) Egg cartons (cardboard) Envelopes Magazines and junk mail Milk & Juice cartons Newspapers Packing & craft paper Paper Bags Phone books and paperback books Sticky note paper Shredded paper (place in paper bag labeled “Shredded Paper” first) Wrapping paper (non-metallic)	Please, NO: Automotive parts & products Batteries & cell phones Black plastic Diapers Dishware Flower & nursery pots Food Garbage Garden hoses Household hazardous waste Juice, soup or soy milk boxes with foil liners Light bulbs (incandescents, fluorescents, or HIDs) Metallic or glittered paper Mirrors Plastic bags Plastic corks Plastic & wire hangers Plastic film, shrink wrap & bubble wrap Soiled paper (paper cups, plates, napkins, towels, take-out boxes & greasy pizza boxes) Styrofoam packaging & food containers Packing peanuts Styrofoam egg cartons

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Don’ts

Automotive parts & products
Batteries & cell phones
Black plastic
Diapers
Dishware
Flower & nursery pots
Food
Garbage
Garden hoses
Household hazardous waste
Juice, soup or soy milk boxes with foil liners
Light bulbs (incandescents, fluorescents, or HIDs)
Metallic or glittered paper
Mirrors
Plastic bags
Plastic corks
Plastic & wire hangers
Plastic film, shrink wrap & bubble wrap
Soiled paper (paper cups, plates, napkins, towels, take-out boxes & greasy pizza boxes)
Styrofoam packaging & food containers
Packing peanuts
Styrofoam egg cartons

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Food scraps Bread, grains & pasta Bones Coffee grounds Dairy Eggshells Fish & Shellfish Fruit, including pits Meat, including bones Poultry Vegetables Food or Beverage-Soiled Paper Products Coffee filters Ice cream containers Paper cups and plates Paper napkins and towels Paper take-out boxes & containers Paper tea bags Pizza boxes Waxed cardboard & paper Wine corks (natural only) Yard Trimmings Branches & brush Flowers & floral trimmings Grass & yard clippings Leaves Tree trimmings Untreated, clean wood	Please, NO: Animal waste Ash Cat litter Concrete & Asphalt Cooking oil Diapers Dirt, rocks & bricks Glass Liquids Palm fronds Plastic bags Plastic corks Plywood Recyclables (glass, aluminum, paper & plastics #1-7) Styrofoam packaging, food containers and peanuts Treated & painted wood

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Don’ts

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Acceptable Black Plastic Incandescent light bulbs Juice or soy milk-type boxes with foil liners Pens & pencils Pet Waste Plastic bags, film & wrappers Rubber bands Snack bags & wrappers Styrofoam	Please, NO: Batteries Household hazardous waste Electronic Waste Batteries and Cell Phones Liquids Medicines Motor oil & oil filters Sharp objects

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Don’ts