First Sort: The following can all be placed in the recycling containers together:
PAPER – newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, cereal & cracker style boxes (liner removed), cardboard tubes
PLASTIC – plastic bottles with a neck
METAL – aluminum cans, tin cans (flattened), clean aluminum foil and foil baking pans, empty aerosol cans (discard cap)
Second Sort: All glass bottles and jars
Third Sort: Corrugated cardboard (flattened)
All items should be clean (or rinsed, with plastic lids removed) and flattened if possible.
DO NOT RECYCLE:
Aseptic shelf-stable cartons
Carbon paper
Clear “clamshell” containers (berry, bakery, or battery packages)
Food-contaminated packaging (plates, cups, wrappers)
Frozen food boxes
Gabletop cartons, like milk and juice cartons
Label backing sheets
Paper towels, tissue, napkins
Photographs
Plastic-coated envelopes (e.g. Tyvek)
Plant containers
Plastic tubs…like dairy products, cat litter, detergent, lids
Wax, plastic or foil-coated paper
Shredded paper
Styrofoam
Visit: Sherman County Solid Waste
