What items should go in each of the different colored trash containers?
The black container is for common household trash and food waste. The grey container is for recyclable items such as newspaper, cardboard, telephone books, glass, aluminum cans and plastic containers. Do not place aluminum foil, scrap metal, styrofoam, food or yard waste in the gray container. The burgundy container is for green waste such as grass clippings, leaves, brush, and shrubbery prunings. Do not place palm tree parts, palm fronds, dirt, rocks and animal manure in the green waste container.
