What Not to Recycle


Unacceptable Items


Please do not put these items in the recycling bins:

Aluminum FoilAluminum Foil

Bubble WrapBubble Wrap

Food Soiled Items

Glass

Hardback Books

Ice Cream Cartons

Juice Cartons

Medical Waste

Milk Cartons

Oil

Paint

Paper Towels, Tissue

Pie Tins

Plastic Bags

Plastics #3 through #7

Styrofoam





Medical Waste



Oil



Styrofoam



Milk Carton

Hardback Books



Food Soiled



Glass



Paper Towels





PlasticBag









 

 

Recycling Trivia

  • The average American generates 1,609 pounds of trash per year.
  • Scientists estimate that it takes 700 years for a plastic bottle to decompose.
  • One ton (2,000 lbs) of recycled paper can save:
    • 3.5 cubic yards of landfill
    • 17 thirty-foot pulp trees
    • 17,000 gallons of water
    • 380 gallons of oil
    • 4100 kilowatt of energy
  • Energy conserved from recycling rather than processing from raw materials:

    • Aluminum 97%
    • Plastic 67%
    • Paper 64%
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