Genesee County, Michigan
Recycling
Item | Yes | No | How | |
All Paper Products Must Be Bagged Separately. Place Together In Brown Paper Grocery Bag | Newspapers and Phone Books Magazines/Junk Mail Mixed Office Paper Box Board | Newspapers Newspaper inserts Phone books Glossy magazines Glossy catalogs Glossy flyers Glossy brochures Envelopes Letters, photo copies & scratch paper Computer paper Cereal boxes Dry food boxes Shoe boxes/tissue boxes Paper towel rolls | No plastic wrappers, metal or board inserts No product samples No plastic/metal No plastic windows No laundry soap or frozen food boxes No wax coatings-milk and juice cartons-others No plastic windows, metal strips, foil | Stack neatly in brown paper bag to avoid fly away Keep materials clean Remove and discard non recyclable materials You can mix all paper together in one bag Remove and discard liners, cellophane windows, strips FLATTEN all boxes Place all boxboard neatly into brown paper bag or bundle lightly with string |
| Place Loose in Recycling Bin | Corrugated | Brown paper bags Corrugated is two layer board with wavy middle laye | No wax coated boxes No food containers No wood/foam supports | FLATTEN all boxes Tapes & staples OK Bundle and tie corrugated cardboard in 2'x2' sections Clean |
| Place Loose in Recycling Bin | Aluminum and Tin | Aluminum and tin food cans Foil pie plates and food trays - rinsed Tin lids and can ends - rinsed Lined cans OK Empty aerosol cans | No large items or scrap metal No coated foil wrappers No dirty metal No unrinsed food containers | Clean Remove paper labels Remove ends Flatten as much as possible |
| Place Loose in Recycling Bin | Plastics | Pastic container labled 1 or 2 on the bottom Milk jugs - rinsed Detergent bottles/rinsed | No automotive oil containers No coated foil wrappers No dirty metal No unrinsed food containers | Clean Remove lids and caps and discard Crush if possible Labels OK |
| Place Loose in Recycling Bin | Glasses | Clear, gree, brown online - rinsed Unbroken jars and bottles - rinsed Rinsed container glass only | No plate glass, light bulbs, mirrors, or beverage glasses No ceramics or cook ware No frosted, blue or black bottles REMOVE CAPS & LIDS | Clean Labels OK Remove lids and caps - discard plastic Metal lids OK when separate |