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Curbside Recycling Guide

A photo of the materials you can recycle curbside including cans, cartons, glass, paper, and cardboard

A photo of the materials you cannot recycle curbside including scrap metal, plastic bags, hazards, garbage, and tanglers

Downloadable Guides

Guide Poster - English

A thumbnail image and link to the English version of the materials guide accepted for recycling

Guide Poster - Español

A thumbnail image and link to the Spanish version of the materials guide accepted for recycling

Guide Poster - Hmong

A thumbnail image and link to the Hmong version of the materials guide accepted for recycling

Guide Poster - Arabic

A thumbnail image and link to the Arabic version of the materials guide accepted for recycling

Accepted Curbside

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  Cans

Aluminum and Steel Cans

Empty and rinse

No caps

  Cartons

Food and Beverage Cartons

Empty and rinse

Replace caps

  Glass

Bottles and Jars

Empty and rinse

Don't break

 

  • Drinking glasses, mugs, ceramics, china, pyrex, and window glass: Place in trash. These products use ingredients during manufacture that are considered contaminants in the glass recycling process. 
  Paper

Cereal Boxes, Newspaper, Magazines, Mail, Flattened Cardboard, and Paper Tubes

Break down boxes & flatten

 

  • Shredded paper: Place in a sealed paper bag
  • Plastic windows on envelopes: Do not need to remove
  • Sticky notes: Adhesive used by 3M Post-it notes is OK 
  • Glue dots: Such as used to attach credit card to paper mailing should be removed and placed in garbage. 
  Plastic

Kitchen, Laundry, Bath: Bottles & Containers

Marked on bottom with #1, #2, or #5

Empty and rinse

Replace cap

Not Accepted Curbside (Contaminants)

  • Appliances
  • Garden Pots or Trays
  • Plastic Bags, Wrap, or Film
  • Bagged Recyclables
  • Hangers
  • Plastic Utensils
  • Batteries
  • Hard Cover Books
  • Propane Cyclinders or Tanks
  • Car Parts (Brake Rotors, etc.)
  • Helium Cylinders or Tanks
  • Scrap Metal
  • Ceramics
  • Hoses
  • Styrofoam
  • Chains
  • Liquids
  • Take Out Packaging or Containers
  • Clothing
  • Light Bulbs
  • Tires
  • Construction Debris
  • Loose Caps and Lids
  • Tissue Paper
  • Cords
  • Medical Waste & Medication
  • Toys
  • Cups (Paper or Styrofoam)
  • Motor Oil Bottles
  • Window Glass or Mirrors
  • Diapers
  • Needles, Sharps, Syringes
  • Wires
  • Drinking Glasses or Mugs
  • Paint or Paint Cans
  • Wood
  • Food
  • Paper Ice Cream Containers
  • Yard Waste or Compost
  • Garbage
  • Paper Plates or Cups
  

 

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