Single Stream (Zero Sort) Recycling

This approach combines all common recycled materials in one tote.

Acceptable could items include:

  • Cardboard: Cereal Boxes, Pasta Boxes, Shoe Boxes, Juice Boxes
  • Paper: Newspapers, Junk Mail, Envelopes, Catalogs, Soft Cover Books, Telephone Books, Brown Bags, Magazines and Inserts.
  • Plastic: Containers #1 - #7 (Milk Jugs, Bleach, Detergent, Shampoo Bottles) and Rigids (Laundry Baskets, Buckets)
  • Glass: Bottles and Containers (any color)
  • Metal: Aluminum, Tin, Steel Containers (Pie Plates/Trays/Foil)
  • The unacceptable items have not changed:
  • Window Glass, Mirrors and Light Bulbs
  • Dishes, Pyrex, Ceramics
  • Foam Packaging, Styrofoam, Plastic Bags
  • Recyclables containing Food Waste, Paint or Oils
  • Hazardous Material or Universal Waste