Question: Can you explain about paper and packaging and what can and cannot be recycled?
Answer: From what we've observed in the bins at the drop-off sites, this must be confusing to many people.
These types of paper and packaging can be placed in single-stream recycling carts and in recycling drop-off bins (in bold letters).
Office paper and colored paper (no dark colors), mail (remove from envelope, take out plastic cards, sticky notes, etc. Windows don't have to be removed.), coated paper (fax, glossy brochures, ads), file folders (manila or pastel). No plastic-coated papers such as some paper ream wrappers. No blueprints. Loose shredded paper should NOT be placed in your cart, put with office paper at drop-off sites. Do not package in plastic or paper bags or boxes.
Newspaper and magazines including inserts, no glue bindings more than a half-inch thick. Do not place in plastic bags or tie with string.
Paperboard includes cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, wrapping paper (no foil), packaging paper, Kraft envelopes, phone books, soft-bound books (manuals and information books). No tissue products, neon or brightly colored paper, wax-coated materials such as milk and juice cartons, microwave meal boxes nor pet food bags.
Corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags. Flatten boxes, cut down to 2-foot by 2-foot or smaller. Scrape food off pizza boxes. No wax-coated boxes.
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