Types of Recycling

Paper Recycling  Office paper  Newspapers  magazines with glossy pages  plastic-lined paper drink cartons (food stained paper tissues/ napkins)  cardboard

Plastics Recycling  ­All plastics have a number ranging 1- 7 inside a triangle to categorize them from easy plastics to hard plastics.  Easy plastics are numbers 1 and 2, like soda and water bottles, milk bottles, bleach and detergent bottles.  Less commonly recycled plastics are numbers 3 to 6, like baby bottle nipples, shower curtains, Tupperware, Styrofoam, and plastic utensils.  The hardest to recycle it number 7, like baby bottles, sippy cups, water cooler bottles, or car parts.

Steel/Aluminum Recycling  ­Food Cans  aluminum cans  aluminum foil and foil packaging  paint cans and aerosol cans

Glass Recycling  ­Glass is recycled according to color: brown, green, clear (container glass)  lightbulbs, sheet glass, mirrors (may/may not be accepted)  fluorescent lightbulbs.

Trash Recycling  ­Can be recycled different ways.  In-vessel Composting: mixes food waste with garden waste to become compost for plants.  The second is anaerobic digestion: uses microorganisms to break down food waste, animal manure, and energy crops to generate electricity, heat, or fertilizer.

Electronic Recycling  ­Any electronic that plugs into a wall, has cords, or batteries.  Cell phones, laptops, computers, etc.