| Public Works - Solid Waste Division
How to prepare items for drop-off recycling.
Paper
Keep dry and clean. It is okay to mix all types of
paper to include junk mail, magazines, cardboard, brown
paper bags, and office paper. Please keep these clean
of contaminants such as plastic containers, plastic
bags, polystyrene, glass and metal.
Cardboard
Please break cardboard down and place inside the drop
off container. If you fail to break these down and
place them inside the container, these locations become
unsightly and dirty. That’s called littering,
not recycling.
Aluminum Beverage Containers
Please rinse containers and if possible, flatten to
reduce size.
Tin Cans and other Aluminum Containers
Please rinse containers and if possible, flatten to
reduce size.
Plastics
Please flatten containers as much as possible and discard
lids. Look at the bottom of the plastic container for
the recycling code #1 or #2 and place the clean containers
in the correct drop-off compartment. Containers which
once contained motor oil are NOT acceptable. No other
plastics beside #1 and #2 plastic beverage containers
are accepted in the plastic recycling bins. These other
plastics, such as plastic bags, polystyrene, and packaging
material, are contaminants and degrade the worth of
the entire load.
Glass
Please rinse containers and discard lids. Separate
by color when appropriate. (clear, brown, blue/green).
Tinted glass should be placed in the blue/green recycling
compartment.
For additional information on this topic you may call: (661) 326-3114.
List of Recycling Locations.
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