Recycling Tips

CLEAN MATERIALS

Scrape and rinse all food residues from your recyclable material. Food residue contaminates recyclables and makes it difficult to process and market these materials.

REMOVE LIDS

Remove lids from bottles, jugs, jars, and containers. Most types of lids are made from non-recyclable materials and therefore, contaminate recyclables. In most cases, lids should be disposed of in your regular trash.

DENSIFY MATERIALS

Flatten or crush materials such as large plastic jugs to conserve space in your recycling bin and recycling collection vehicles.

SEPARATE MATERIALS

Most residential curbside programs require separation of paper and non-paper items only. The rest of the sorting is done at material processing facilities built for that purpose.

AVOID SOME MATERIAL

Try to avoid buying items that cannot be reused after their initial use.