What should and shouldn go in the recycling cart?
As a general rule, most paper and cardboard, metals, glass, and plastics are acceptable and should be placed in your recycling cart. Following is Waste Management’s “Do’s and Don’ts” guide to recycling: Paper and Cardboard Do’s • Corrugated cardboard (boxes) • Magazines • Office paper (all colors) • Newspapers • Paperboard (cereal boxes) • Paper cardboard dairy/juice cartons • Unsolicited direct mail (even window envelopes are okay) • Phone books Don’ts • Waxed paper • Food-contaminated paper (such as a cheese-encrusted pizza box) • Mixed metal and paper (paper must be free of staples to be recycled) Metals Do’s • Aluminum cans • Foil and aluminum bakeware • Steel cans and tins (soup cans, veggie cans, coffee cans, etc.) • Wire coat hangers • Empty aerosol cans Don’ts • Automotive parts • Plumbing parts • Paint cans with wet or dried-on paint • Electronics Glass Do’s • Clear glass (mayonnaise containers, pasta sauces, pickle jars, etc.) • Brown amber glass typically used for beer • Gre
