With the approval of a new recycling contract this August, the Village received an updated list of what materials are recyclable and what materials are not. Below is a breakdown of acceptable recyclables.
ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES - all should be clean of food remnants
newspaper
cardboard
magazines
flyers
telephone books
paperback books
catalogs
boxboard (unlined soda or merchandise boxes)
untreated office papers (typing, copy or printer paper)
stationery
envelopes
bills
brown paper bags
junk mail
glass - clean bottles only
metals - aluminum or steel (tin) clean cans only
plastics - clean food containers and clean bottles clearly marked with recyclable designations 1-7
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
- waxed or coated papers or boxes (food containers, laminated papers)
- toilet or facial tissue
- heat sensitive papers
- synthetic papers (Tyvek)
- wrapping papers
- photographs
- carbon papers
- hard covered books or binders
- glued papers (labels)
- window glass
- ceramic cups/dishes
- cooking pots/pans
- aerosol cans
- clothes hangers
- hazardous waste containers
- appliances or electronics (click here)
- construction materials
- composite materials (plastic/metal/glass used together in one item)
- styrofoam
- plastic bags (click here)