Recycling - Dos & Don'ts

I found the dos and don'ts of recycling to be a very interesting pamphlet & I just want to share it with all of you.

Green Bin - Do
Newspaper
Corrugated Cardboard
Thin Cardboard Boxes
Phone Books
Wrapping Paper
Shredded Paper
All Paper & Mail
Greeting Cards
Magazines & Catalogs
Cardboard Egg Cartons
Paper Bags

Green Bin - Don't
No Take-Out or Frozen Food Boxes
No Shoes or Cloths
No Soda or Beer Packaging
No Soap or Laundry Detergent Boxes
Nothing Dirty, Greasy or Plastic Coated
No Paper Towels, Facial Tissues, Napkins
No Cigarette Packs
No Candy Wrappers
No Waxed or Plastic Coated Paper
No Wrapping Tissue Paper
No Foil Wrapping Paper
No Dirty or Greasy Pizza Boxes

Blue Bin - Do
#1 & #2 Plastic Bottles and Jugs Only
Metal Cans
Glass Bottles & Jars
Milk Cartons & Juice Boxes
Wire Hangers
Empty Steel Aerosol Cans (Test with Magnet)
Household Scrap Metal
Aluminum Products
Empty Latex Paint Cans (No Lids)
Toasters & Irons
Foil & Pie Plates

Blue Bin - Don't
No Scrap Metal Longer then 3 FT or Heaver than 35 lbs
No Plastic Bottle Caps (Metal OK)
No Oil Based Paint Cans
No Hypodermic Needles
No Broken Glass
No Cups, Dishes, Glass Windows, Plates, Pyrex, Ceramics, Mirrors, Light Bulbs, Crystal
No Plastic Shopping Bags
No Plastic Food Wrap, No Potato Chip & Sandwich Bags
No Styrofoam
No Plastics with #3-#7
No Plastic Tubs (Yogurt, Margarine, Ice cream)
No automotive Fluid Bottles
No Ice Cream Boxes
No Margarine or Cream Cheese Boxes

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