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ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Materials

The following is a list of recyclable items accepted at our Community Drop-Off locations.  Please see the Curbside page for “how” materials are accepted in those programs since they are to be separated differently.

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NO PLASTIC BAGS!

Unless they are being used to contain shredded paper.

 

Paper/Cardboard Items

Please refrain from putting paper in plastic bags; they have to be hand-removed by our staff.
 

  • Books - Telephone, soft & hard cover
    Please remove any plastic overwrap.
     

  • Newspaper & Ad Inserts, Magazines & Glossy Ads
    Please remove any plastic overwrap.
     

  • Corrugated Cardboard
    Filled with paper or flattened!
     

  • Paperboard Boxes & Clean Pizza Boxes
    Remove plastics and flatten!
     

  • Cardboard Egg Cartons
     

  • Opened Mail, Envelopes (with windows, stamps, & labels), and greeting cards
     

  • Office paper, manila/pastel colored folders, brochures, computer printouts, FAX paper, loose-leaf paper, memos, post-its, index cards, and pastel colored paper
     

  • Paper shopping bags
    Fill with paper!
     

  • Paper tubes
    Paper towel, wrapping paper, & toilet paper tubes
     

  • Shredded Paper
    Must be paper bagged or boxed! (plastic bag only if no other option)

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Commingled Items
 

  • Cans - Bi-metal food & Beverage
    Tip: Rinse, Insert lids, then bend in top to keep sharp lid inside.
     

  • Empty Aerosol Cans
     

  • Clean Aluminum Foil, Pie Pans
     

  • Glass Bottles & Jars
     

  • Plastic’s #'s 1 & 2 (PET  & HDPE), Bottles & Jugs

           Please rinse

NON ACCEPTABLE ITEMS

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  • NO dishes, mirrors, light bulbs, window glass, or drinking glasses 
     

  • NO Styrofoam
     

  • NO Other Plastics
     

  • NO Electronics
     

  • NO Motor Oil Bottles
     

  • NO Tires
     

  • NO scrap metal, auto parts, pots or pans
     

  • NO Plastic Bags
    Look for a return bin at your local store.
     

  • Batteries
    We do not accept batteries at our community drop-off recycling sites.  Most alkaline batteries can now be tossed out with your regular garbage.   Check our "What Can I Do With?...." Guidge for what to do with other types of batteries.  

Need to print what we accept or save to your computer?

 

View a printable version: JBGT Acceptable Materials 

   

Where does it go? check out our Recycling Page for more information!

 

To find a location near you go to our Drop-off Locations page

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