Garbage & Recycling Pickup

Garbage

All vehicles must be moved from the front of the garbage area from 8am to 4pm, so that garbage removal can be completed. If your car is found to be there during this time period you may be fined.

All Garbage must be placed in the bins, do not leave next to or in the gated area.

Garbage Bulk Pickup- click the link for instruction on how to obtain the sticker for bulk pickup

RECYCLING

Glass:

Do Recycle:  Clear, green or brown glass jars and bottles, any size

How:  Remove all caps.  Discard plastic caps in the garbage. Place metal caps and rinsed glass jars and bottles in the same recycling bin with the plastic and metal containers.  Labels do no need to be removed.

Don’t Recycle:  Glass that is not used for food or beverages such as light bulbs, drinking glasses, crystal, window and mirror glass, ceramic ware, kitchen cookware, pesticide/herbicide bottles, etc.  Place these items in the garbage.

Plastic:

Do Recycle:  Plastic containers coded 1 through 7 on the bottom, commonly used for food, beverages, detergents, household cleaners and shampoos.

How:  Containers should be rinsed out but labels need not be removed. Place them in the recycling bin with glass and metal containers.

Don’t Recycle:  Five-gallon plastic pails, foam plastic materials, film plastic, plastic bags and flower pots, regardless of their recycling code.

Metal:

Do Recycle:  Food and beverage cans, clean aluminum foil and trays and all empty aerosol cans

How:  Containers should be rinsed out but labels need not be removed. Place them in the recycling bin with glass and plastic containers.

Don’t Recycle:  Conventional paint cans or metal containers that were filled with potentially hazardous materials such as pesticides, glues or solvents are not recyclable. Do not place bulk metal items like appliances at the curb.

Corrugated Cardboard & Brown Paper Bags:

Do Recycle:  Corrugated cardboard boxes and brown paper bags

How:  Cardboard must be cleaned of excessive amounts of plastic and adhesive tape.  Flatten and tie boxes and bags with string or place all flattened corrugated boxes inside another corrugated cardboard box.  Place all brown bags inside another brown bag. There is no need to remove staples.

Don’t Recycle:  Waxed cardboard and gray cardboard (such as cereal, pizza boxes, tissue boxes and towel rollers, plastic and styrofoam packing materials are not recyclable.~ Please put these items in the garbage.

Newspapers, Magazines, Junk Mail & Phone Books:

Do Recycle:  All weekly and daily newspapers, including their glossy inserts.~ Recycle all outdated phone books, magazines, brochures, catalogs, colored and glossy periodicals and junk mail (letters, all types of envelopes, promotional advertisements, etc.)

How:  Place these items in a brown paper bag, loose in the recycling bin or ties with twine.

Don’t Recycle:  Don't place in plastic bags. Don't recycle paperback or hardcover book. Try donating books to a library or charity.