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WHAT
What to Recycle-
Accepted Items/Not Accepted
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.
What's Recycable in CVWMA
Program
Here is what to recycle at
the curb.
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Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard
boxes-
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Mixed Paper
Newspaper,
magazines,catalogs,
computer
paper, junk mail, cereal and other
paperboard
boxes and paper bags
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Steel & Aluminum
Cans
Aluminum beverage
cans
Metal cans, including food and
beverage cans
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Plastic
Bottles with a  or
Only
narrow-neck bottles with a PETE (or PET)
or HDPE
on the bottom
such
Milk and juice jugs
soda & water bottles,
shampoo bottles;
detergent
bottles
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Glass Bottles and
Jars
Clear, brown & green food &
beverage containers
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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.
Do NOT Include These Items
in Your Bin or Cart or Personal
Container(s):
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Please DO NOT include the items below.
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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
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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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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 or email
customerservice@cvwma.com
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