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Recycling Collection

 

Recycling is collected every other week on the same day as garbage collection.  Click on the link below to view the collection map and current schedule.
 

2012 Recycling Schedule (Jan-Feb)

Reporting Observations of Theft of Recyclable Materials

 
Recycling is collected in 18-gallon red bins, every other week on same day as trash. 
The following items are accepted for curbside recycling :
  • Newspaper, junk mail, advertising inserts, magazines, chipboard (cereal and cracker boxes), white and colored paper; these items should be placed in a separate red bin or other container (such as a box, grocery bag, or tied bundle); protect paper from getting wet on rainy days.
  • Aluminum, steel & tin cans (rinse out any food, lids okay)
  • Aerosol cans that do not contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  • Glass bottles & jars (rinse & remove lids)
  • Plastic containers #1 & #2 (lids okay) 


    When setting out your red recycling bin(s), please do the following:  
  • Put your red bin outside by 7:00 a.m. on your designated collection day.
  • Place the bin 4 feet from your green trash container, so our trucks can easily pick up each container.
  • Do not place containers near stationary objects such as gas or water meter, cable or electrical box, or mail box
     
    We cannot accept at curbside:
  • Phone books
  • Plastic wrap
  • Plastic grocery bags
  • Plastic containers that contain hazardous material (such as bleach, motor oil, or antifreeze)
  • Plastics #3, 4, 5, 6, or 7
  • Scrap metal
  • Paint cans
  • Aerosol cans with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  • Automotive product containers
  • Aluminum foil
  • Disposable aluminum plates or pie tins
  • Detached steel can lids
  • Light bulbs
  • Plate glass
  • Auto glass
  • Tempered glass
  • Mirrors
  • Ceramics
  • Ovenware
  • Glass that is not a container
  • Corrugated cardboard
    Please contact the Customer Service Division at
    972-205-3500 for more information.
      
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