Garbage and Recycling

Do NOT put these in the recycling cart

• Household trash
• Aluminum foil
• Aluminum bakeware - disposable
• Auto glass
• Clothing or bedding
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)*
• Drink boxes and straws
• Electronics**
• Food scraps or items that contain food
• Fluorescent light bulbs*
• Garden hoses
• Gift wrap and greeting cards
• Hangers (plastic or metal)
• Hard cover books
• Light bulbs
• Medical waste (including syringes, lancets, IV bags, IV tubing and medications)
• Paper milk and juice cartons
• Paper that is designed to hold moist food, including pizza boxes, some frozen food containers, waxed drinking cups, etc.
• Plastic containers that held hazardous materials such as gasoline, motor oil, paint, pesticide or weed killer. Throw empty containers in the trash. Dispose of leftover household chemicals for free at the Environmental Collection Center.
• Plastic bags including grocery sacks, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, etc.***
• Toys
• Shredded paper in plastic bags (place in garbage cart)
• Styrofoam® (foamed polystyrene) cups, food containers, formed packing, “peanuts”, etc.
• Waxed paper and waxed food containers
• Yard trimmings

*Fluorescent light bulbs can be recycled at the Environmental Collection Center. 
**Electronics including computers and televisions are accepted at the city's Drop-Off Stations.
*** Check with your local retailer about their plastic bag recycling policies.

For other items, visit Earth911.org or Time to Recycle interactive map.

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