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What Goes Where?

Find out more about how to properly dispose of the items below. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Contact us.

ORGANICS
RECYCLE
GARBAGE

We accept all food scraps, soiled paper, and plants in the organics cart. Contact us to change the size of any of your carts.

Acceptable Organics/Compostable Materials		Unacceptable Materials
Food Scraps Bread, grains, and pasta Coffee grounds and paper filters Dairy Eggshells and eggs Fruit (pits & peels) Leftovers and spoiled food Meat (including bones) Seafood (including shellfish) Tea and tea bags Vegetables Food Soiled Paper Coffee filters Greasy pizza boxes Paper plates (uncoated) Paper bags, napkins, tissues, and towels Tissues	Plants Branches and brush Flowers and floral trimmings Grasses and weeds Leaves Tree trimmings (less than 8 inches in diameter and cut to fit in your cart) Other Cotton balls and cotton swabs Hair, fur, and feathers (non-synthetic) Compostable plastic bags (bag material must meet ASTM D6400 sections 5.1 through 6.4.2 standard for compostability as published May 2019) Waxed cardboard Wood – small pieces of lumber or sawdust from clean wood only Wooden chopsticks Corks – natural		Aluminum foil or trays Shelf stable cartons Cat litter or animal feces Compostable diapers Ceramic dishware or glassware Clothing, linens, and rags Liquid, fats, oils, and grease Corks – plastic Diapers Dirt, rocks, or stone Flower pots or trays Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper Glass, metal, or plastic “Compostable” labeled plastics (PLA) Liquids or ice Plastic bags, wrappers, or film Recyclable/clean cardboard or paper Polystyrene foam Wood – plywood, pressboard, painted or stained wood Dead animals Palm fronds Oleander trimmings

Acceptable Organics/Compostable Materials

Unacceptable Materials

Food Scraps

Bread, grains, and pasta
Coffee grounds and paper filters
Dairy
Eggshells and eggs
Fruit (pits & peels)
Leftovers and spoiled food
Meat (including bones)
Seafood (including shellfish)
Tea and tea bags
Vegetables

Food Soiled Paper

Coffee filters
Greasy pizza boxes
Paper plates (uncoated)
Paper bags, napkins, tissues, and towels
Tissues

Plants

Branches and brush
Flowers and floral trimmings
Grasses and weeds
Leaves
Tree trimmings (less than 8 inches in diameter and cut to fit in your cart)

Other

Cotton balls and cotton swabs
Hair, fur, and feathers (non-synthetic)
Compostable plastic bags (bag material must meet ASTM D6400 sections 5.1 through 6.4.2 standard for compostability as published May 2019)
Waxed cardboard
Wood – small pieces of lumber or sawdust from clean wood only
Wooden chopsticks
Corks – natural

Aluminum foil or trays
Shelf stable cartons
Cat litter or animal feces
Compostable diapers
Ceramic dishware or glassware
Clothing, linens, and rags
Liquid, fats, oils, and grease
Corks – plastic
Diapers
Dirt, rocks, or stone
Flower pots or trays
Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper
Glass, metal, or plastic
“Compostable” labeled plastics (PLA)
Liquids or ice
Plastic bags, wrappers, or film
Recyclable/clean cardboard or paper
Polystyrene foam
Wood – plywood, pressboard, painted or stained wood
Dead animals
Palm fronds
Oleander trimmings

The label on your cart’s lid explains what can be placed inside the cart.

Recycling must be loose, free of a plastic bag liner.

Acceptable Recycling Materials		Unacceptable Recycling Materials
Metal (no liquids or food): Aluminum cans Tin/steel cans Aluminum foil Empty aerosol cans Empty paint cans Foil pie plates Metal lids and caps Plastics: #1 and #2 plastics Water bottles Soda bottles Milk jugs Salad dressing containers Peanut butter jars Mouthwash bottles Cleaning product bottles Shampoo, soap & conditioner bottles (not tubes) Children’s outdoor plastic toys (sandboxes, slides, play kitchens) Clean PVC pipe (no dirt) Plastic furniture Glass (no liquids or food): Glass food jars Glass beer bottles Glass wine bottles Glass beverage bottles All colors of glass are OK		Paper (clean, dry, and unsoiled): Shoe boxes Gift boxes Cardboard Computer paper Notebook paper Paper bags Paper towel tubes Toilet paper tubes Junk mail Magazines Catalogs Paper folders Shredded paper (place in a paper bag to prevent litter) Staples are OK in paper, but please remove paper clips and clasps Clean pizza boxes (no cheese or grease) Phone books Office paper Newspaper Wrapping paper (non-metallic) Cereal & other paperboard boxes Egg cartons Paperback books Hardback Books — remove bindings first (place in trash) and recycle the pages only		Plastic Bags – grocery bags, produce bags, resealable food storage bags, plastic food wrap, shrink wrap, and other miscellaneous plastic wraps, cannot be placed in the recycling cart. Packing foam & polystyrene packing peanuts – some shipping and packing stores may accept them for reuse. Shelf stable cartons Plastic labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable” Auto glass Ceramics Fluorescent light bulbs & tubes Incandescent light bulbs Mirrors Window glass Pyrex dishes Porcelain Wine glasses Hoses Rubber tires Dishes, plates, bowls & glasses Scrap Metal Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. StyrofoamTM Brand Foam) Contaminated plastics—items covered in dirt, food, or other materials. Electronics

Acceptable Recycling Materials

Unacceptable Recycling Materials

Metal (no liquids or food):

Aluminum cans
Tin/steel cans
Aluminum foil
Empty aerosol cans
Empty paint cans
Foil pie plates
Metal lids and caps

Plastics:

#1 and #2 plastics
Water bottles
Soda bottles
Milk jugs
Salad dressing containers
Peanut butter jars
Mouthwash bottles
Cleaning product bottles
Shampoo, soap & conditioner bottles (not tubes)
Children’s outdoor plastic toys (sandboxes, slides, play kitchens)
Clean PVC pipe (no dirt)
Plastic furniture

Glass (no liquids or food):

Glass food jars
Glass beer bottles
Glass wine bottles
Glass beverage bottles
All colors of glass are OK

Paper (clean, dry, and unsoiled):

Shoe boxes
Gift boxes
Cardboard
Computer paper
Notebook paper
Paper bags
Paper towel tubes
Toilet paper tubes
Junk mail
Magazines
Catalogs
Paper folders
Shredded paper (place in a paper bag to prevent litter)
Staples are OK in paper, but please remove paper clips and clasps
Clean pizza boxes (no cheese or grease)
Phone books
Office paper
Newspaper
Wrapping paper (non-metallic)
Cereal & other paperboard boxes
Egg cartons
Paperback books
Hardback Books — remove bindings first (place in trash) and recycle the pages only

Plastic Bags – grocery bags, produce bags, resealable food storage bags, plastic food wrap, shrink wrap, and other miscellaneous plastic wraps, cannot be placed in the recycling cart.
Packing foam & polystyrene packing peanuts – some shipping and packing stores may accept them for reuse.
Shelf stable cartons
Plastic labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable”
Auto glass
Ceramics
Fluorescent light bulbs & tubes
Incandescent light bulbs
Mirrors
Window glass
Pyrex dishes
Porcelain
Wine glasses
Hoses
Rubber tires
Dishes, plates, bowls & glasses
Scrap Metal
Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. StyrofoamTM Brand Foam)
Contaminated plastics—items covered in dirt, food, or other materials.
Electronics

Few things, once they are used, are actually considered garbage. Among such things are non-recyclable plastics and other complex materials that were not designed to be recycled.

Acceptable Garbage Materials		Unacceptable Trash Materials
Cat litter and animal feces (bagged) Broken dishware or glassware Ceramics Cigarette Butts (extinguished – run under water prior to disposal) Coffee pods (Keurig k cups) Candy wrappers Dead animals (under 10 pounds, bagged) Diapers and other sanitary products Disposable gloves Drink pouches Juice boxes and other shelf-stable cartons	Mylar (shiny metal) bags (potato chips, candy bars, balloons, etc) Pens and pencils Plastic items mixed with metal or rubber Porcelain Polystyrene foam Plastic film Plastic bags Rubber bands Six-pack ring holder – please cut up Sponges Styrofoam Twist ties Thermal receipts Wood – small pieces of plywood, pressboard, and painted or stained wood		Appliances Asbestos Batteries Coat hangers Construction debris Cooking oil and grease Dirt, rocks, or stone Electronics Fluorescent or HID light bulbs Food scraps, soiled paper, or yard trimmings Household hazardous waste Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood) Liquids or ice Motor oil Needles or syringes Paint Recyclable cardboard, glass, metal, paper, or plastic Toys with electronics or batteries Waxed cardboard and paper

Acceptable Garbage Materials

Unacceptable Trash Materials

Cat litter and animal feces (bagged)
Broken dishware or glassware
Ceramics
Cigarette Butts (extinguished – run under water prior to disposal)
Coffee pods (Keurig k cups)
Candy wrappers
Dead animals (under 10 pounds, bagged)
Diapers and other sanitary products
Disposable gloves
Drink pouches
Juice boxes and other shelf-stable cartons

Mylar (shiny metal) bags (potato chips, candy bars, balloons, etc)
Pens and pencils
Plastic items mixed with metal or rubber
Porcelain
Polystyrene foam
Plastic film
Plastic bags
Rubber bands
Six-pack ring holder – please cut up
Sponges
Styrofoam
Twist ties
Thermal receipts
Wood – small pieces of plywood, pressboard, and painted or stained wood

Appliances
Asbestos
Batteries
Coat hangers
Construction debris
Cooking oil and grease
Dirt, rocks, or stone
Electronics
Fluorescent or HID light bulbs
Food scraps, soiled paper, or yard trimmings
Household hazardous waste
Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood)
Liquids or ice
Motor oil
Needles or syringes
Paint
Recyclable cardboard, glass, metal, paper, or plastic
Toys with electronics or batteries
Waxed cardboard and paper

Do You Have Extra Trash?

If you have extra trash that does not fit in your cart, please contact us.