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WHAT
What to Recycle
Please recycle ONLY the items
described and pictured below under "Acceptable Items". Do
not put other things in your recycling bin, such
as those
listed under "Unacceptable Items". Unacceptable
items will be removed and sent to a
landfill; they
may also contaminate (and make unrecyclable) the
items we can recycle in this area. For information about
why we allow certain items and prohibit others, please
click here.
No Need to
Sort! We don't require materials to be
sorted. However, if you prefer to keep like
items together to organize and contain your recyclables between
collections, that's okay, too! Don't be alarmed if the
items are mixed in the truck together. Everything will be
separated at the processing facility in
Chester.
Acceptable Items
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Recycle Only These Items: |
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Newspapers
Include glossy
inserts/slick advertisements |
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Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard
boxes and dry food boxes (like cereal and cracker
boxes)
Remove and throw away plastic bags from
boxes
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FLATTEN BOXES
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Magazines and Catalogs
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Mixed
Paper
"Junk" Mail, Computer Paper, etc
No
gift wrapping paper or foil, napkins or
tissues, plastic
coated paper, or hardcover books
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Phone
Books
And other soft-cover
books
No hardcover
books
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Cans and
Foil
Aluminum cans, steel food & beverage cans, aluminum foil, &
foil products
No aerosol cans
No aluminum siding or
other scrap metal
No pesticide or herbicide
containers
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RINSE & CRUSH
LABELS ARE OKAY
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Plastic Bottles with a  or 
Only narrow-neck bottles with a PETE (or PET)
or HDPE on
the bottom such as soda, shampoo & detergent bottles and milk
jugs
No plastic bags
No "wide-mouth" plastic
containers (tubs or cups)
No motor oil bottles
No plastic with
numbers other than or
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RINSE, DISCARD LIDS,
CRUSH, LABELS ARE OKAY
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Glass
Bottles and Jars
Clear, brown & green food & beverage containers
No caps or bottle tops of
any kind
No window glass, dishes,
cook ware, or drinking glasses
No ceramic, light bulbs,
or mirrors
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RINSE & DISCARD
LIDS
LABELS ARE OKAY
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NOTE: Whole Foods
Market located in Short Pump on W. Broad Street accepts #5
plastics for recycling. Please contact the store for information on
their Gimme
5 program.
Unacceptable
Items
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Please DO NOT include the items below in your
bin.
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X Foam Products and Carryout
Packaging
Including
cups, takeout boxes, and packaging materials (like
peanuts). We can't accept them because we don't have a
market for them in this area. |
 
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X Plastic Bags of ANY
kind
Do not recycle plastic
bags in our bins or use them to hold extra materials.
Plastic bags can cause equipment damage at the processing facility
when they get wrapped around moving parts. For more info about plastics, click here.
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Food-contaminated
items
Such as pizza boxes or aluminum
foil. Any food left on your containers may attract pests
to your recycling bin. Food residue also contaminates the
materials and make them unrecyclable.
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X Juice Boxes or Milk Cartons
These are made of plastic-coated
paper or cardboard, but can't be recycled with regular paper or
cardboard. If you thought these were included in the
past, you're right, however our market for them has declined and we
can no longer accept them.
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X
Plastics Other than
Bottles marked with a 1 or 2
Including sour cream
containers, yogurt cups, etc. Reuse them at home to hold
small things or throw them away. For more info about
plastics, click here.
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Lids or
Caps
Remove and throw away plastic or
metal caps/lids from accepted bottles or jars before putting them
in the bin. The plastic lids are made from a different material
than the plastic bottles we do accept and become a contamination
when mixed with them. The metal lids often contain
several additional layers, including plastics.
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You may
also call the Recycling Hotline at
340-0900 to speak with our team of customer
service representatives.
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