 Guide to Recycling
Saving the environment by reducing the amount of material being buried in our landfills is up to ALL OF US!! TIP: Wash out glass containers, #1 and #2 plastics, and tin and aluminum cans as soon as you empty them.
Please separate your recycling products into paper or plastic shopping bags. Any recycling that is not being done properly may be left at the residence.
GLASS
Wash out glass containers and remove lids - it is not necessary to remove the paper labels. We will accept clear, green, and brown glass food and beverage containers only ;
NO light bulbs, window glass, ceramics, drinking glasses, mirrors, headlights, plates, or cooking ware.
PLASTICS
Only #1 and #2 plastics are accepted at the Sac Area Recycling Center; wash out containers and remove lids . Look for the recycling number on the bottom of the container. Examples: milk jugs, juice jugs, shampoo, laundry and dish soap.
NO motor oil, vegetable oil, antifreeze, farm chemical containers, or other types of plastics.
TIN / ALUMINUM
Tin and aluminum cans, aluminum pie plates, aluminum TV dinner trays and aluminum foil are acceptable. The ends may be removed from tin cans and flattened for ease of storage.
Tin Cans MUST BE washed and labels removed!
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These Paper Products may be placed in paper or plastic shopping bags.
1) WHITE OFFICE PAPER
High grade white office paper, computer paper, and envelopes are accepted. Please do not mix with other types of papers! All must be bundled or properly secured.
2) HOUSEHOLD PAPERS
Included in this category of recyclables are: pasteboard egg cartons, paper sacks, non-white junk mail and paper, cataglogs, magazines, "slick" coupon sections, and chipboard (flattened cereal boxes, cake mix boxes, etc.). Please keep this category of materials separate from other types and have it properly secured.
3) NEWSPAPERS
Remove "slicks" (coupons, ad inserts, or magazine inserts) and secure them by bundling or in sacks.
Wet newspapers are not recyclable.
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CARDBOARD
Corrugated cardboard boxes are accepted. Corrugated cardboard is the type of cardboard with smooth outside and wavy layers inside. Boxes must be flattened.
Wax-coated cardboard can not be recycled.
Wet cardboard cannot be used. |
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Please DO NOT include paper items such as soiled facial tissue, paper towels, paper napkins, disposable diapers, paper cups, styrofoam, packing peanuts, etc. These are NOT recyclable!
DO NOT include paper with food residues, carbon paper, cellophane, wax, plastic, foil coatings, or with crayon marks. |
NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR RECYCLING
- Tires
- Motor Oil
- PVC pipe
- Textiles
- Oil Filters
- Aluminum Siding
- Styrofoam
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- Batteries
- Yard Waste
- Applances
- Concrete / wood
- Plastic bags
- Garbage
- Packing peanuts
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