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Co-mingled category includes the following:
- Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, and cardboard tubes
- Office paper, colored paper, notepads, letters, paper bags
- Shredded paper in a bag (less mess)
- Cereal and cracker-style boxes (flattened, liner removed)
- Milk cartons and juice boxes (rinsed, discard lids)
- Plastic bottles with a neck (rinsed, discard lids)…examples: water bottles, beverages, milk jugs, shampoo, detergents, cleanser.
- Plastic tubs 6 oz. to 5 gallons in size (cleaned, discard lids)…examples: dairy products, cat litter, detergent.
- Plant containers 4 inches and larger (cleaned)
- Aluminum and tin cans (rinsed and flattened)
- Clean aluminum foil
- Empty aerosol cans (discard cap)
Please…NO clear “clamshells” or Styrofoam
Keep these items separate:
- Glass bottles and jars (rinsed, discard lids)
- Corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened)
What else?
- Plastic bags…Take back to the grocery store for recycling
- Make compost… fruit and vegetable scraps, paper towels & napkins, lawn clippings and leaves can amount to 20-25% of your garbage. Why not compost it, and use it on your home garden instead.
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