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City Recycle Center
The City Recycle Center is available for all community members to bring material for recycling, including apartment dwellers, businesses, and visitors.
As a social distancing method, please remain in your car and let attendants remove recyclables or bring you Green Waste bags.
Also, please DO NOT visit the Center if you feel sick or think you might be sick.
As a social distancing method, please remain in your car and let attendants remove recyclables or bring you Green Waste bags.
Also, please DO NOT visit the Center if you feel sick or think you might be sick.
Recycling Rules
- Flatten boxes, rinse containers, and bring items loose in a container, such as an 18-gallon bin or storage tote.
- Bringing items in a black trash bag is NO LONGER permitted. If you must use a bag, put recycling in a clear plastic bag. DO NOT use city-provided green waste paper bags to bring items.
- Secure shredded paper in a small paper bag and staple it shut.
- If you miss your curbside recycling collection, we cannot accept items in your recycling cart. Bring them in an 18-gallon tote or bin.
- Green Waste is NOT accepted.
- Materials may be rejected based on quantity, quality, and/or contamination.
- No trailer loads of materials are allowed.
- Completely white plastic foam, commonly called Styrofoam, is accepted for drop-off, but it must be separate from other recyclables. Click here for more information before bringing items for drop-off.
- Large pieces of cardboard have to fit inside the cardboard baler. Therefore, the preferred size for cardboard is 30" X 60". If your cardboard is not this size upon arrival, you may be required to pull to the side and cut it while other patrons are assisted. This is to keep wait times to a minimum.
What Can I Bring for Recycling?
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| SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING | |
|---|---|
| • Plastic containers #1-7, less than 5-gallon, lids on • Clean, dry paper: cardboard, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, catalogs, cereal boxes, phone books, etc. • Glass bottles and jars • Aluminum cans and bottles • Steel and tin: food and beverage cans • Shredded paper in a paper bag, stapled shut • Dairy and juice cartons |
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| PLASTIC FOAM #6 | |
| Completely white, clean and dry; often called Styrofoam Click here for more information |
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| CARDBOARD | |
| Flattened, clean and dry; preferably in sizes of 30" X 60" (see bullet above) |
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| SCRAP METAL | |
| Items that are mostly metal, such as: • Hangers • Chains • Appliances, without Freon |
• Lawn mower, without fluids • Water heater (emptied) • BBQ grills (no ashes or coals) • Bicycles |
| DO NOT BRING ANY OF THESE: | |
|---|---|
| Wires Cords Electronic devices |
Aluminum foil Foil containers, baking tins Other types of foam, including mattress foam |
| Mirrors Ceramics Vases Drinking glasses |
Plastic bags / wrap / film Cups, plates, utensils Plastic hangers Hoses |
| Tissues, paper towels napkins Wax coated paper products Coated paper bags Cups, plates, utensils |
Appliances with Freon Helium tanks Propane tanks Items with fuel or liquids still in them |
| Wood, lumber Green Waste: brush, leaves, trimmings Items in Green Waste bags |
Trash Diapers Feed bags or pet food bags |