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Accepted Commingle Containers List:
Aluminum Cans, Trays, & Foil
aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers
(milk and juice cartons)
Steel Cans and Tins
NO Window glass, dinnerware, or ceramics.
No Glass Products - as glass breakage will cause contamination. Learn More About Recycling Glass in Columbia
PLASTICS:
#1 PET Soda, Water, & Flavored Beverage Bottles
(#1 clear and green)
#2 HDPE Milk & Juice Jugs (clear)
#2 HDPE Detergent & Fabric Softener Containers (colored)
#3 PVC Narrow Neck Containers Only
(health & beauty aid products, household cleaners)
#4 LDPE Grocery Containers
(margarine tubs, frozen desert cups, six and twelve pack rings.)
#5 PP Grocery Containers
(yogurt cups and narrow neck syrup and ketchup bottles)
#7 Plastic Narrow Neck Containers Only.
Plastic buckets, such as kitty litter buckets.
(5 gallon Maximum size)
The number above is found in chasing arrows on bottom of plastic containers.
If the number in the chasing arrows is #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, and it fits the criteria you may recycle the containers.
PS Polystyrene expanded foam
Commonly called Styrofoam
(#6 Plastic is not recyclable at this time)
Do not put #6 plastic containers in recycle bin.
Container Criteria
NOTE:
1) All containers are to be empty and rinsed.
2) No motor oil, insecticide, herbicide or hazardous chemical containers.
3) Return plastic bags to grocery or department store.
4) No plastic film (no plastic sheets, tarps, or wrap)
5) No expanded foam or clear polystyrene
Accepted Residential Paper Fiber Lists:
If the paper tears recycle it!
Newspaper, including inserts (remove plastic sleeves)
Cardboard
Kraft (brown paper) bags
Magazines, Catalogs, & Telephone Books
Office & Computer paper, notebook, school papers
(No metal clips, spirals, ring binders)
Chipboard (cereal, cake & food, gift boxes, etc.)
Carrier Stock (soda, beer can carrying cases)
Mail and Junk Mail with Envelopes
(No plastic cards, stick or labels or unused stamps)
Paperback Books (no hard cover books)
Gift wrapping paper
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