Items that can be recycled within the single-stream program

Paper and Cardboard

  • No paper plates or cups
  • No napkins
  • White & colored paper
  • Newspaper
  • Catalogs
  • Soft-cover books
  • Mail
  • Boxboard packaging
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Paper bags
  • — If it tears, it’s recyclable!
  • — Staples, tape, and labels are OK.
  • — Shredded paper is OK.

Plastic

  • No filmy plastic bags
  • No plastic wrappers
  • No household items/toys
  • No styrofoam
  • Containers made from plastics #1 through #7
  • Plastic bottles
  • Plastic jugs
  • Blisterpaks
  • — Rinse clean
  • — Labels are OK

Glass

  • No dishes
  • No windows
  • No ceramics
  • Clear & colored glass bottles and jars
  • Glass food containers
  • Glass beverage containers
  • — Rinse clean
  • — Labels are OK

Metal

  • No scrap metal
  • Aluminum cans
  • Steel cans
  • Tin cans
  • Foil packaging
  • — Rinse clean. Labels are OK.
  • — Aluminum trays, plates and foil OK.
  • — Empty aerosol cans are OK.
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