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Red Bin, Blue Bin ... Recycling Guidelines
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Recycling Guidelines |
Call Waste
Management at 941-493-4100 for the following:
- Recycle bins: for new,
additional or replacement bins.
- New resident move-ins: there
is a one-time courtesy pick-up of your cardboard boxes.
- Missed pick-ups: if your
recycling is not picked up on your scheduled day.
Red Bin
For recycling paper |
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Blue Bin
For recycling cans, glass
and plastics |
- newspapers (remove
plastic sleeve for garbage)
- magazines
- writing paper
- envelopes (including
window envelopes)
- corrugated cardboard
(flattened to two feet by 3 feet or less)
- brown paper bags
- telephone books
- paperback books
- junk mail
- glossy sale flyers
- shredded paper (in
paper grocery bags)
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- glass bottles and
jars (all colors)
- aluminum cans/foil
trays
- steel tin cans with
lids
- aerosol cans (empty)
- drink boxes (remove
the straws)
- milk and juice boxes
- plastic bottles
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* with neck and a
 or
symbol; remove tops
and place
them in garbage |
Do Not place these items in recycling bins.
Items should be placed in your garbage:
- beer and soda cartons
- butter or margarine tubs
- ceramic items
- cereal boxes
- egg cartons
- flower pots
- gift wrap and tissue paper
- clothes hangers
- hard covered books
- mirrors
- prescription bottles
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- pool and other chemical
containers
- packing materials
- pizza boxes
- plastic bags
- plastic deli trays
- plastic toys
- Styrofoam® peanuts,
cups, plates, egg containers, etc.
- glass dishes
- window glass
- yogurt cups
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Tips:
- Most major grocery stores
accept plastic grocery bags and newspaper wrappers. They
usually have barrels near the entrance of the store for
collection.
- Remove all caps from bottles
and place the caps in the garbage.
- No window glass, mirrors,
light bulbs, ovenware, ceramics, drinking glasses or
eyeglasses are recyclable.
- Place the blue bin on top of
the red bin for collection on rainy days to hold papers down
and to minimize the amount of rain soaked paper materials
or hold the red recycling bin until the next recycling day.
- Do not put recyclables in
plastic bags.
- Place recycling bins and
garbage on the same side of your driveway, opposite yard
waste containers.
- Consider
composting your yard waste and
food waste.
Visit
Hazardous Waste for proper
disposal of items such as:
- acids
- aerosol cans (with product)
- antifreeze
- automotive fluids
- diesel fuel
- drain cleaners
- fertilizers
- fire extinguishers
- gasoline
- household cleaners
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- kerosene
- lawn and garden chemicals
- varnishes and shellac
- paint thinner and stripper
- pesticides
- propane tanks (20# only)
- batteries
- fluorescent light bulbs
- paints and rechargeable
batteries
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