Items you can recycle

Newspaper and newspaper inserts

Newspaper and advertising supplements that are included with the newspaper will be accepted.

Corrugated cardboard

Has a wavy layer between two thinner layers. You can also include brown paper bags. Please do not include boxes that have food contamination on them. Break down the boxes to fit inside the container.

You can also recycle paperboard from cereal boxes, paper towel and toilet paper tubes, shoe boxes, detergent boxes, etc.

Magazines and phone books

Aluminum cans

Aluminum beverage cans are happily accepted; however, we do not accept aluminum foil. Please empty cans before placing them in the recycling container.

Steel (tin) food cans

Only food or beverage cans will be accepted. Labels do not need to be removed. Please empty cans before placing them in the recycling container. Aerosol cans are not accepted.

All plastics

You can recycle any plastic item with the number 1 - 7 recycling symbol on the container, including plastic grocery bags. Empty containers and remove and discard any lids from bottles.

Plastic-coated milk and juice cartons

Dairy and juice cartons with "gable-top" in half-gallon, quart and pint sizes will also be accepted. Please empty cartons before putting them in the bin.

Paper

You can recycle junk mail, envelopes, office paper and notebook paper.

Items not accepted for recycling

Click here for a list of items you cannot recycle in your blue bin.

If you put items in your recycling bins that are not on the list above, Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) reserves the right to landfill the material or refuse to empty your bins. It costs the City more when materials you put in your blue can have to be landfilled than if you had put it in your garbage can. If you have any questions about whether an item is recyclable, please call 972-4234.