Accepted Materials

Single-Stream Recycling

All items below are combined in a single stream in your bins or rolling carts.

We deliver them to a “MURF” (Material Recovery Facility) that sorts them out from each other and from contamination.

Plastic

When it comes to plastic memorize this motto: Bottles, Tubs, Jars, & Jugs!

NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Plastic bags/film, to-go cups, clamshell containers

Bottles and jars only.

NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Drinking glasses, glass dishes, pyrex, mirrors, window glass

Glass

Aluminum and tin cans only.

NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Cooking pots & pans, hangers, any metal item that is not a can

Cans

Cardboard, newspaper, office paper, junk mail, cereal boxes.

NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Receipt paper, wrapping paper

Paper

Composting

Any and all food waste can be placed in your bucket (homes) or cart (restaurants).

We deliver the food scraps to an industrial composting facility that produces mulch.

Fruits & Veggies

Meats

+everything else!

Plastic bags

These are recycled separately as part of our add-on services. (not included in single-stream)

We deliver to a company that turns it in to outdoor decking and other construction materials.

Ice bags

Shipping envelopes

Bread bags

Grocery bags

Dry cleaning bags

Bubble wrap

Wood pellet bags

Stretch Film

Food storage bags

Produce bags

Case overwrap

Cereal bags

Newspaper sleeves

Salt bags

Food must be cleaned off before pickup!

Recycling bin full of styrofoam

Styrofoam

These are recycled separately as part of our add-on services. (not included in single-stream)

We deliver to a company that turns it in to picture frames, trimming and other construction materials.

Boxes & coolers

Rigid packaging

To-go cups

Packing peanuts

Food trays

To-go boxes

Food must be cleaned off before pickup!

Electronics

These are recycled separately as part of our add-on services. (not included in single-stream)

We deliver to a certified e-waste facility that repairs the material if possible, and if not disassemble to recycle individual parts.

Computer & Networking Equipment

DESKTOP & LAPTOP COMPUTERS
SERVERS & MAINFRAMES
HUBS, ROUTERS, & SWITCHES
ENTERPRISE DATA LEVEL SYSTEMS
DATA BACK-UP SYSTEMS
HARD DRIVES
CIRCUIT BOARDS
PROCESSORS & RAM MEMORY
POS (POINT OF SALE) EQUIPMENT

Cables & Wires

Flat Panel Monitors

Printers, Scanners, Copiers, Ink

PRINTERS
FAX MACHINES
SCANNERS
COPIERS
MFP UNITS (PRINT/COPY/SCAN)
TYPEWRITERS
INK & TONER

Cell Phones & Tablets

CELL PHONES
PDAS
TABLETS & IPADS

Consumer Electronics

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS & HANDSETS
PROJECTORS
CALCULATORS
DVD/VHS/BLU-RAY PLAYERS
DVR/TIVO
CD/TAPE PLAYERS
RADIOS/STEREOS
CAMERAS (VIDEO & PHOTO)
MICROPHONES & SPEAKERS
REMOTE CONTROLS
SMALL APPLIANCES
POWER TOOLS
TOYS WITH ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS
VIDEO GAME CONSOLES

Industrial Electronics

POWER TOOLS
SCRAP METAL
COPPER CABLING
MANUFACTURING SURPLUS
TRANSFORMERS
CONTROL UNITS
LAMPS & BULBS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Batteries, Power supplies/chargers, Battery Back-ups

IMPORTANT FIRE HAZARD:
ALL BATTERY LEADS MUST BE TAPED OVER BEFORE COLLECTION