Acceptable Plastics
Only plastics coded #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, and #7 are acceptable. Containers must be rinsed and caps left on all bottles. Examples of each number plastic are below.
#1 Plastic (PET): Soft drink bottles, water bottles, juice bottles, liquor bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter containers, dish soap bottles, mouth wash bottles, clear egg cartons, bakery, clamshells, trays, oven/microwavable trays, prescription bottles and vials.
#2 Plastic (HDPE): Plastic juice, milk, laundry soap, shampoo, and windshield washer containers (acceptable if no skull symbol)
#4, #5, and #6 Plastics: Yogurt containers, margarine tubs and lids
Other Acceptable Items
| Advertising/Junk Mail Aluminum Plates and Trays Aluminum Cans Aluminum Foil Bills, Statements Brown Kraft Paper Black Plastic Clamshell Containers Black Plastic Food Trays Books (soft covered only or hard covers removed) Boxboard (cereal boxes, egg cartons) Catalogues Clean Pizza Boxes (no food or grease) | Containers (i.e. frozen juice containers) Cookie Tins Corrugated Cardboard (flattened, bundled, and no larger than 1m x 1m x 0.5m) Copy Paper Fast Food/Coffee Cups (not styrofoam) Flyers Glass Bottles Household Paper Magazines Milk and Juice Cartons, rinsed Metal Food and Beverage Cans, rinsed Metal Paint Cans (empty, dry, lid removed) | Molded Pulp (i.e. coffee trays, paper moulds for packaging) Newspapers, Newsprint Office Paper Paper Cores (toilet, paper towel) Paper cups Phone Books Plant Containers to Grow Seedlings Prescription Bottles and Vials (2 inches or greater) Spiral Wound Frozen Food (i.e. juice concrete) Tetra Pak Boxes Writing Paper |
*Shredded paper is the only acceptable material to be placed in transparent bags