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Residential Recycling Guide
The items below are accepted in the residential recycling program. No food, no liquid, and no food-soiled items in the recycle.
- Aerosol cans (completely empty)
- Aluminum foil and containers
- Beverage cans
- Books (hard & soft cover)
- Brochures
- Cardboard cereal boxes
- Cardboard
- Clothes hangers (except flocked hangers)
- Computer paper
- Coupons
- Egg cartons (paper/cardboard)
- Envelopes (windows OK)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Glass cosmetic bottles
- Junk mail
- Laundry bottles
- Ledger paper
- Magazines
- Metal items & scraps
- Milk/juice cartons
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paper/cardboard tubes (paper towel, etc.)
- Phone books
- Pizza boxes (clean)
- Plastics (hard plastics only)
- Shredded paper (bagged)
- Soup/broth cans & cartons (labels okay)
- Tin cans
- Tissue boxes
- Wine bottles & cartons
- Wrapping paper
The following items are accepted in the residential yard waste container:
- Branches
- Flowers
- Food waste (bagged)
- Grass
- Hay
- Leaves
- Plants
- Scrap lumber (untreated, unpainted)
- Real Christmas trees (chopped into pieces)
- Yard Trimmings
The following items are NOT accepted in the yard waste container:
- Dirt or rocks
- Flower pots
- Glass or Metal
- Hoses
- Manure
- Oil and Grease
- Pet waste
- Polystyrene (Styrofoam)
- Treated Wood Waste
The following items should be disposed of in the residential trash container:
- Animal waste
- Animal waste bags
- Balloons
- Bubble wrap packaging
- Carbon paper
- Carpet
- Cat litter
- Ceramic pottery, mugs, dishes
- Cigarette butts
- Deceased animals (up to 10 lbs.)
- Diapers
- Dishes
- Disposable diapers
- Egg cartons (polystyrene foam)
- Face masks (single use)
- Flooring
- Garden Hoses
- Glass Dishes
- Glass window panes
- Kitty litter
- Mirrors
- Napkins
- Old Clothes (not suitable for donation)
- Pet waste
- Palm / yucca fronds
- Paper cups
- Paper towels
- Plastic bags and soft plastics
- Plastic overwrap packaging
- Plastic straws
- Plastic rings from beverage cans
- Soiled paper plates
- Tetra Pak cartons
- Twist ties
- Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam)
- Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) packing peanuts and inserts
- Tissue
- Toothpaste tubes
- VCR tapes
- Wrappers
- Waxed paper
- Wipes
The following items are NOT accepted in the residential curbside collection program, and require special handling instructions:
- Aerosol Cans (full or partially full)
- Appliances
- Automotive fluids, filters & containers, engine coolants & containers
- Batteries
- Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and long fluorescent tubes
- Cooking oils and fats
- Construction and remodeling waste
- Dirt and soil
- Essential oils
- Electronic waste (computers, monitors, cell phones, cameras, chargers, cables, remote controllers, and accessories)
- Fertilizers
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire logs and fire starters
- Fireworks
- Flammable liquids
- Furniture (damaged / not suitable for donation)
- Gasoline
- Herbicide
- Helium tanks
- Household hazardous waste (cleaners, oil, paint)
- Latex paint
- Marine flares
- Mattresses
- Metal and mostly metal items
- Medications and supplements
- Medical needles and sharps
- Mercury-containing items
- Paint
- Pesticides
- Pool chemicals and containers
- Printer cartridges (mail back to manufacturer)
- Propane tanks
- Pressurized tanks
- Pharmaceuticals
- Road flares
- Rocks
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
- Solvents
- Stains and finishes
- Tires
- Thermostats and thermometers