What Can I Recycle?
Preparing recyclables is important and necessary. Take the time to follow these easy steps—otherwise your good intentioned effort will waste resources and end up in the landfill.
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Paper Products
Newspaper
Make sure the newspaper is clean and dry and either tie with twine or place in a brown paper bag. Separate the newspapers from magazines.
Magazines/Catalogs
Keep magazines clean and dry and place in a brown paper bag or bundle and tie.
Mixed Paper
Many municipalities recycle mixed paper, which includes glossy white and colored paper, laser printed-paper, copier paper, envelopes, sticky notes, file cards, and ledger paper.
Paperboard
Lightweight paperboard items such as cereal boxes, tissue boxes, shoeboxes, envelope boxes, tea boxes, paper towel tubes, and gift boxes are recyclable. Break down the boxes and place inside a larger box. Please do not recycle if contaminated by food waste and keep separate from corrugated cardboard.
Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard is made of three layers, two straight outside layers and a rippled middle layer. Prepare for recycling by flattening, bundling together, and tying with twine. Do not place with mixed cardboard. Any corrugated cardboard contaminated by food waste is not recyclable, for example pizza boxes.
Common paper items that are NOT recyclable include:
- Tissue paper
- Facial tissues
- Paper towels
- Gum wrappers
- Food wrappers