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Changes/Additions to the Collection of Recyclable Material



COMMINGLED CONTAINER CONTENTS

Acceptable Material:

A. Aluminum Food and Beverage Containers:
Aluminum soda and beer cans, pet food cans, etc.

B. Glass Food and Beverage Containers:
Flint (clear)
Amber (brown)
Emerald (green)

C. Ferrous Cans:
Tin/Steel soup, food, coffee cans, etc.

D. Plastics:
1. PET (PETE), polyethylene terephthalate: Commonly found on 2-liter soft drink bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars.
2. HDPE, high-density polyethylene: Commonly found on detergent bottles, milk jugs.
3. PVC, polyvinyl chloride: Commonly found on plastic pipes, outdoor furniture, shrink-wrap, water bottles, salad dressing and liquid detergent containers.
4. LDPE, low-density polyethylene: Commonly found on dry-cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners, and food storage containers.
5. PP, polypropylene: Commonly found on bottle caps and yogurt containers.
6. PS, polystyrene: Commonly found on cups, and plastic tableware.
7. OTHER, other: This plastic category, as its name of "other" implies, is any plastic other than the named #1-#6, Commonly found on certain kinds of food containers, Tupperware, and Nalgene bottles

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED

Mirrors, window or auto glass, light bulbs, ceramics, coat hangers, paint cans, tar pails, wire of any kind, electrical equipment, dishes, toasters, general household items, etc., etc….


Green Sky is always updating our recycling techniques to stay current in the industry. Here is a list of items that Green Sky will take to recycle. Please call us if you have any questions regarding these items.

PaperCommingled Continued
Office Paper Rigid Plastic:
Newspapers Molded Lawn Chairs, buckets, toys
Magazines
Catalogs Aluminum/Metal:
Junk Mail Soda cans
Paper Bags Cans: Soup, Food, Coffee, etc
Cardboard Pots and Pans
Paperback and Telephone Books Styrofoam
Egg Cartons Cups
Anything else made of paper Egg Cartons
Packing materials (i.e. from TVs, etc.)
Commingled Recyclables-all numbers 1-7 Glass</td>
Plastics: (Non Toxic containers) Food and Beverage Containers
Bottles: Detergents, Oil, Salads Dressing,
Milk Jugs, Water, etc
Jars: Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, etc
Containers for Yogurt, Sour Cream, etc.
Take-out Containers
Cake & Cookie Containers, etc
Plastic Bags
Magazine & all other wrappers
Toys- no metal parts
Bubble Wrap
Shrink Wrap
Juice boxes- with foil inside
Milk Containers
Tetra Pak Materials
Anything else made of plastic




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