What Goes in the Blue Bin?

Below is a list of the ONLY items that can be recycled in the blue bin system

• Aluminum Cans (empty soda and juice cans)
• Tin Cans (empty soup cans)
• Tin Foil (cleaned of food residue)
• Cardboard (food packing boxes, corrugated boxes, pizza boxes)
• Glass (empty glass bottles & jars)
• Paper
• Computer Paper
• Magazines and Junk Mail (glossy paper)
• Shredded Paper
• Soft Cover Books (Remove covers from hard cover books)
• Newspaper
• Color Paper
• Notebook paper
• Envelopes
• Plastic Bottles and Jugs (container must have #1 or #2 and narrow neck)

Items that can NOT be recycled in the blue bin system

• Plastic bags of any kind (please reuse 'zip-loc' bags, and return plastic grocery bags to the grocery store)
• Paper coffee cups (paper coffee cups have a wax linning that prevents them from being recycled in to a new paper product-please use a travel or ceramic mug)
• Styrofoam
• Plastic cups of any kind
• Candy wrappers
• Paper Towels and Tissue (the is a low grade paper that is not considered recyclable because of the low fiber content-please use a cloth hand towel)

Battery/Cell Phone/ Ink Cartridge Recycling Box

• Batteries (Alkaline, Ni-Cd, Lead Acid, Li-Ion, etc)
• Ink Cartridges
• Cell Phones
  

* Look in commune area for the specific recycling receptacles for these items.

Other Recyclables

• Electronics (Laptops, monitors, stereos, PC parts, etc) Metal (Appliances, window blinds.
• Anything containing copper, brass, steel, aluminum) Lamps (Fluorescent, High Intensity
• Discharge lamps, Compacts, etc)

* Call X2457 to schedule a pick up or these items.

For any further questions please contact us at (619) 849-2457.