Tenant Recycling Guide
Northern Montgomery County Recycling Commission
PAPER
THAT CAN BE RECYCLED
GLASS
THAT CAN BE RECYCLED
- Newspaper & Inserts
- Magazines & Catalogues
- Junk Mail & Envelopes
- Telephone Books
- Chipboard Boxes (cereal and cracker boxes with the inside packaging removed)
- Corrugated Cardboard (the cardboard with the ripple in the middle can now be recycled. Break or cut boxes and flatten to fit in paper recycling container.)
- All colors---green, clear, brown
- All bottles that contained pourable liquids
- All jars that contained food products
PAPER
THAT CAN'T BE RECYCLED
GLASS
THAT CAN'T BE RECYCLED
- Window Glass
- Ceramics/Coffee Mugs
- Crystal & Mirrors
- Light Bulbs
- Florescent Tubes
HOW
TO RECYCLE PAPER
HOW
TO RECYCLE GLASS
- Place all paper in a Paper Recycling Container
- Remove and discard lids, rinse food out of containers and put them into your Commingled recycling toter. No need to remove the labels.
METAL
THAT CAN BE RECYCLED
PLASTIC
THAT CAN BE RECYCLED
- Aluminum Beverage cans
- Steel & Tin Beverage cans
- Any can that contained food
PETE
Plastic #1 (usually clear or opaque)
- Water jugs & bottles
- Soda & Juice Bottles
-
Milk Jugs
- HDPE Plastic #2 (usually white or colored)
METAL
THAT CAN'T BE RECYCLED
PLASTIC
THAT CAN'T BE RECYCLED
- Aluminum Foil & Food Trays
- Wire Coat Hangers
- Window Blinds
- Paint Cans
- Pots & Pans
- Pressed or Forged Steel or Cast Iron
Any Number Other Than #1 or #2
- No Styrofoam cups or packaging
- No clear formed food trays
- No flower pots or garden flats
- No plastic wrap or stretch wrap
HOW
TO RECYCLE METAL CANS
HOW
TO RECYCLE PLASTIC
- Remove the tops or push them into the can. Then rinse and throw them into the Commingled recycling toter. There is no need to remove the labels.
- Remove all lids, rinse the container, and put into the Commingled recycling toter with the glass and metal. There is no need to remove the labels.
Recycling
is EASY and helps the Environment as well as the Commission municipalities.