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All-in-One Residential Recycling Guidelines
  • Important! Please empty recyclables out of bags and boxes so that they can be easily sorted at the recycling center. Clean paper bags and cardboard boxes are recyclable. Just put them in your recycling cart after you empty them.

  • Plastic bags are not accepted curbside, but can be reused or recycled at grocery stores.
  • NO shredded paper in recycling. Paper mills don't want shredded paper and shredded paper is difficult to sort from other recyclables. More
  • No caps or lids on bottles. Caps and lids are not recyclable and contaminate other recyclables at the sorting center. More

Yes! Put these in your All-in-One Recycling Cart:

Clean paper

Mail
Cardboard (limit 3'x3'x3')
Newspaper

Magazines, catalogs
Paperback books
Phone books

Cereal boxes and other paperboard

Clean paper cups

Milk and juice cartons
Juice boxes
Soy milk cartons
Frozen food boxes


Aluminum cans
Steel or tin cans
Scrap metal (limit 2x2x2 ft., 35 pounds; without wood, plastic, or rubber attachments)

Glass jars, bottles and jugs with lids and caps removed.
Plastic bottles, jars and jugs - No caps
Plastic dairy tubs (yogurt, margarine) - No lids




NO! These items are not accepted in your All-in-One Recycling Cart:

NO - Food-soiled items
NO - Plastic bags (Reuse or recycle at grocery store)
NO - Plastic take-out containers
NO - Plastic trays (bakery, meat, microwave, etc.)
NO - Plastic cups, plates or utensils
NO - Shredded paper (ok layered in yard waste cart)
NO - Styrofoam containers
NO - Styrofoam peanuts (Take to mail house for reuse)
NO - Prescription vials


NO - Paper towels, plates or napkins (ok in food/yard cart)
NO - Disposable diapers, clothing or rags
NO - Ceramics or dishes
NO - Light bulbs
NO - Mirrors or window glass
NO - Lids or caps
NO - Aluminum foil or foil baking pans

NO - Aerosol cans
NO - Greasy or sharp scrap metal (dangerous for sorters)
NO - Needles or syringes (Medwaste Tracker SM)
NO - Toxic containers (antifreeze, oil, pesticides, etc.) (Hazardous Waste Disposal)

NO - Electronics (disposal options at Ecycle Washington)


Extra Recyclables

There is no charge for extra recyclables that don't fit in your cart or bins. Put them in additional recycling bins, boxes (limit 2’x2’x2’) or paper bags marked "recycling".

No plastic bags in your recycling container, please.




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