About Your Bin
To prepare materials to place in your bin, please follow the Curbside Recycling Guide, located below. Paper grocery sacks may be helpful and can be used if you wish. Please be sure tin cans are not hidden in between the newspapers. We recommend newspapers on the bottom and plastic, tin and glass on top to sheild the papers. Even if some of the papers get wet, they can still be recycled.
Collection Schedule
Your recycling day is every other week on the same day as your trash day. Place your bin by 7am at the curb on one side of your driveway. Place your garbage can on the other side of your driveway. This will ensure that recyclables are not confused with the garbage.
If a holiday falls on your collection day, your items will be picked up on the following day. The following holidays will be observed:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Curbside Recycling Guide
| NEWSPAPER | ||
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YES |
NO |
HOW |
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-Newspapers including inserts
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Lay on bottom of recycling bin, or place in grocery sack in recycling bin.
-Cardboard must be no larger than 2'x2' and broken down -Keep newspaper separate from other paper | |
| GLASS | ||
|
YES |
NO |
HOW |
| - Clear, Green and Brown Jars & Bottles |
- Dishes - Windows - Light Bulbs |
- Rinse - Remove lid or ring - Labels may stay - Place in bin |
| PLASTIC & STYROFOAM | ||
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YES |
NO |
HOW |
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- Plastic Containers with 1-5 & 7 inside recycle symbol - Commingled Containers such as Aseptic Packaging & Gable Top Containers (milk and juice cartons) |
- Plastic without recycle symbol
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- Rinse - Remove Cap - Labels may stay - Crush - Place in bin |
| METAL & ALUMINUM | ||
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YES |
NO |
HOW |
| - Food Cans - Foil - Pie Tins - Lids from jars |
- Paint Cans - Aerosol Cans |
- Rinse - Remove Labels - Flatten (if possible) - Place in bin |
| NOTE: Any items not listed above or not properly prepared will be left in your recycling bin. | ||
If you have any questions about these topics, please contact the City and we will be glad to help you.