Tips to Reduce Recycling and Organics Contamination
Did you know that recycling and organics services are designed to manage specific items such as bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, plant debris, and food scraps? Putting non-recyclables or non-compostables items in the recycling or organics containers contaminates them. If the container has too much trash, it can’t be recycled or composted. Please keep trash out of the recycling and organics containers.
These Three Offenders Always Go in the Garbage!
LANDFILL
垃圾 · BASURA · RÁC
NO recyclables
or compostables.
To go containers &
microwavable food trays
Food &
drink packaging
Household items
Hangers/wires (tanglers), clothes, diapers/pet waste, toys,
dishware & furniture
RECYCLABLES
回收 · RECICLAR · TÁI CHẾ
NO food or liquids.
NO mixed material packaging
or plastic bags.
Dry paper &
cardboard
Glass bottles & jars
Metal cans
Food & beverage containers
must be empty
Plastic
Rigid containers – Size must be
at least 4 inches and must be empty
COMPOSTABLES
堆肥 · ABONO · PHÂN HỮU CƠ
NO liquids, glass, metal.
NO plastic of any kind, including
biodegradable / compostable plastic.
Food-soiled paper &
shredded paper
Plant debris &
untreated/raw wood
Food scraps