WAWONA SCHOOL RULES OF RECYCLING
Please assist the Wawona School and community volunteers by following the Rules of Recycling.
Recycling Do’s and Don’ts
DO: Sort all recyclables into the correct containers.
DON’T: Leave bags or boxes full of unsorted recyclable items.
DON’T leave household trash. Household trash belongs in community dumpsters.
DO: FLATTEN ALL CARDBOARD!!. Boxes must be empty of all packing material and broken down and flattened. Place flattened cardboard and brown grocery bags in the Cardboard Bin.
DON’T: Recycle Styrofoam, bubble wrap, or ‘popcorn’ packing.
DO: Be sure all recyclables are clean and dry.
DON’T place medical waste, plastic diapers, waxed containers, household garbage, microwave food trays, disposable aluminum baking containers, or soiled items in recycling.
DO: Place soda and wine bottles and aluminum cans in appropriate bags. Green, amber, and clear glass containers can be recycled. Cleanliness counts – rinse bottles and cans
DON’T placebroken glass, window glass, ceramics, light bulbs, mirrors, drinking glasses, crystal, dishware, or Pyrex in recycling containers.
DON’T leave the plastic rings for a six-pack of beer or soda. To protect wildlife, cut them up before you place them in a community trash dumpster.
DO: Place newspapers, magazines, catalogs, mail, phone books in the container labeled “PAPER”. Leave shredded paper in a bag – do not it dump out.
DON’T place soiled paper towels, paper plates, napkins, plastic grocery bags, plastic sheeting or drop clothes in any recycling container.
If you have to think: Is it recyclable? It probably isn’t recyclable!
The Wawona School staff, students and community volunteers have to spend many hours sorting and organizing the Wawona School Recycling Center. They remove household trash and items not recyclable in order that it is acceptable to DNC and Mariposa County Recycling.
DO: Protect park wildlife by not leaving household trash, soiled food containers, dirty diapers, and other inappropriate material in the Wawona School Recycling
Center. There are community dumpsters located in Wawona for those items.