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This SectionWhat Can and Can't Be Recycled
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Download: What goes in the big blue bin?
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Gift Wrapping Paper Paper bags Glass jars & bottles Tin or steel cans
Cardboard Telephone books Junk mail Magazines & catalogs Newspapers & inserts Office paper & file folders
Aluminum cans, Plastic bottles & containers - #1 and #2 Cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, etc. |
Gift Ribbon and Bows Garbage Styrofoam Electronics Food waste Light bulbs Ceramics or dishes Motor oil containers Window glass or mirrors Hazardous waste containers
Yard waste
Shredded Paper Plastic grocery bags Although plastic bags can not be recycled in your big blue bin, here are some locations in our area that recycle newpaper plastic bags, dry cleaning bags, grocery bags, etc. Electronics Although electronics cannot be recycled in you big blue bin, you can donated your old electronics to Harris Teeter's Engaged Recycling program to benefit education. |
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*Items should be clean, & all caps removed |
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Each bin has a sticker attached to the lid listing items
that are acceptable to recycle.
Click here to see full size image of sticker.
Questions regarding what can and can't be recycled:
How do I recycle electronics?
While the City does not have a set recycling program for electronics, there are occasional e-cycling events held throughout the year. Keep an eye out on our website!
If you have electronics you need to recycle now, there are a few options. Certain electronics can be recycled through the Harris Teeter Engaged Recycling program that benefits education. You can also visit this site to find contact information for local businesses that recycle electronic waste.
Can construction paper (with crayon or marker drawings on them, no craft
materials or glue) be recycled?
Yes!
Can milk cartons be recycled? Not the awful plastic jugs, but the paperboard traditional cartons? Then, if they can, can any of them be recycled, or only the ones without the plastic spouts?
No. Any square cardboard juice, milk, soy milk or soup box can not be recycled because it contains complex layers of plastic, metal and paper.
Are cans with linings (usually BPA) okay? Almost all food cans these days have these liners.
Yes, these are ok.
When recycling old wire bound notebooks, can the wire also be recycled, or do we need to remove this first?
The wire should be removed first.
Can the old-school metal bottle caps be recycled, once they are removed from the glass bottles? (The kind you need a bottle opener for.) How about metal caps that come on glass pasta jars?
Yep, we'll take them!
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