Save all your materials & bag them into the following categories:
1 - HARD/RIGID PLASTICS
Pop/Sport/Water bottles |
Mouthwash Bottles |
Ketchup Bottles |
Salad Dressing Bottles |
Peanut Butter/Pickle/Jam Jars |
Milk/Water/Juice Bottles |
Dish/Laundry Detergent Bottles |
Yogurt & Margarine Tubs |
Motor Oil Bottles |
Small & Large Buckets |
Crates |
Flower Pots |
Recycling Bins |
Cassette Cases |
Medical Tubing |
Wire & Cable Insulation |
Pipes & Fittings |
Window Frames
(Plastic) |
Paneling |
Floor Mats |
Traffic Cones |
Garden Hoses |
Squeezable Bottles
(i.e. Ketchup) |
Garbage Cans & Lids |
Compost Bins (Clean) |
Pill & Vitamin Bottles |
Brooms & Rakes
(No Metal) |
Cleaning Brushes Toothbrushes |
Ice Scrapers |
Oil Funnels |
Bins |
Pallets (Plastic) |
Compact Disc Jackets |
Plates/Cutlery & Utensils |
Compact Discs |
Light Switch Plates |
Desk Trays & Rulers |
License Plate Frames |
Acrylic |
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2 - SOFT PLASTICS
Clean soft plastics such as trash & retail bags, cereal box inserts, film & sheeting, bread bags, frozen food bags, cellophane wrapping, shrink wrap, stretch wrap. Also included in this category is polyethylene foam which is twistable.
NOTE: Foil-lined bags go in a separate category.
3 - POLYSTYRENE FOAM PACKING BLOCKS - example
Clean polystyrene packing blocks coded  , used to pack around breakable or electronic equipment.
4 - POLYSTYRENE FOAM PACKING PEANUTS
Typically used to pack breakable equipment, etc.
5 - STYROFOAM INSULATION - example
Developed more than 50 years ago by Dow Industries, this product comes in a light blue,pink, or green color, and is the most widely used insulation in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
6 - MILK/SOY DRINK BOXES & CARTONS
Non refundable gable top & aseptic containers.
Examples include "Island Farms" , "Dairyland" , "So Nice" , "Vitasoy", "So Good" , "Yu Nature" .
Note: These containers MUST be rinsed with soap & water.
7 - FOIL-LINED BAGS
Bags that are inner-lined with foil, for example, "Starbucks" , "Nabob" , "Maxwell House" , & "Kicking Horse". You may also include foil-lined chip bags & candy wrappers.
Note: These bags MUST be rinsed.
8 - POLYSTYRENE FOAM CUPS/CONTAINERS
Meat trays, egg cartons, cups, take-out food clam shell containers, etc.
Note: All These containers MUST be washed thoroughly.
9 - ELECTRONICS
See pick-up fees or depot fees for list of electronics accepted.
Hints: Please remove all metal parts,pumps from plastics. Whenever possible reuse plastics & reduce packaging; squash big bottles & stack tubs. |
