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Do's & Don'ts

  • aluminum beverage container cans
  • aluminum food cans
  • rinse clean
  • crushing recommended
  • Aluminum Cans
  • pie plates
  • tin or steel
  • scrap metal
  • see non-ferrous metals

     

  • recycle bottles and jars
  • remove lids and caps
  • drain and rinse 
  • labels ok
  • Glass
  • light bulbs
  • leaded glass
  • computer monitors
  • televisions
  • recycle clean, dry newspaper
  • glossy inserts are OK
  • Newspaper
  • bundle, tie or bag
  • magazines, catalogs, phone books, junk mail, etc. (recycle separately)
  • white & colored paper, junk mail
  • regular and window envelopes, manila envelopes
  • magazines, catalogs, phone books
  • box board such as cereal boxes
  • Mixed Paper
  • Paper clips, hardbound books, goldenrod paper, florescent dyed papers, blueprints, plastic mailing envelopes
  • cardboard or newspaper (recycle separately)
  • recycle corrugated cardboard only
  • break down all boxes
  • Cardboard
  • box board such as cereal boxes(recycle with mixed paper)
  • waxed produce boxes
  • stained or dirty cardboard
  • straps, tapes, or ties
  • remove caps
  • drain all liquids & rinse clean
  • check bottom to determine type of plastic
  • labels ok
  • #1 Plastic
  • no other plastics (#1 only)
  • remove caps
  • drain all liquids & rinse clean
  • check bottom to determine type of plastic
  • labels OK
  • #2 Plastic
  • no other plastics (only #2)
  • clean and dry grocery store bags, fresh produce bags, newspaper delivery bags, and plastic dry cleaning bags.
  • Plastic Bags
  • pouches or bags from frozen microwavable foods, deli or meat film
  • black or dark trash bags
  • bags for soap, chemicals, and pesticides
  • determination of ferrous metal is to see if the metal is magnetic
  • Recycle old appliances, scrap metals, and motor vehicles at the Puhi Metals Recycling Facility
  • Ferrous Metals  
  • metal is non-ferrous if it is NOT magnetic
  • recycle aluminum window and screen frames, sliding, cast aluminum, copper pipe, wire & roofing, brass plumbing, and car radiators
  • materials are paid for at current market value at Reynold's Recycling
  • Non-Ferrous Metals  
         
     
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