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- Recycling should be clean, dry and loose in your containers.
- Carts should be placed curbside the night before service.
- Carts should be at least 3 feet clear of any other objects including mailboxes, cars, street signs, etc.
- To help us prevent waste spills, please make sure your container lid is closed.
Recycling
Take care to not place trash or garbage in the recycling bins.
We cannot empty the bins that contain rubbish.
Acceptable Items
Plastic 1 and 2
Recycle plastics by shape: bottles, jars, jugs and tubs.
All bottles and containers must be rinsed clean and dry.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Recycle empty tin, aluminum and steel cans.
All food and beverage cans must be rinsed clean and dry.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Paper, newspaper and magazines are good to recycle.
If paper is soiled or wet, compost or trash it.
Flatten and bundle all cardboard and paperboard when not placing inside toter.
Pizza boxes are trash and not recyclable.
Glass food bottles and jars can be recycled.
Not all glass is recyclable. Glass that has specialized chemical compositions such as tempered glass are not recyclable.
Make sure glass containers are rinsed out and completely empty to avoid contamination.
Dirty recycling is contaminated recycling.
Not Acceptable Items
Plastic bags are not accepted as part of curbside recycling programs – they get tangled in equipment and threaten worker safety.
Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores.
Plastic wrap, bubble wrap, sandwich bags and freezer bags should not go in the recycle bin.
Reuse whenever possible for presents, moving, or storage of similar items, or look for local options to recycle.
Flexible packaging like chip bags and juice or soup pouches cannot be recycled in curbside programs.
This type of packaging is made from multiple materials preventing it from being recycled.
Cups with plastic or waxed coatings are not recyclable. The plastic lids should be trashed as well.
Invest in and carry a reusable cup instead.
The grease on the pizza box makes the cardboard unrecyclable.
Polystyrene foam, plastic “to-go” containers and cups are made of non-recyclable materials, and are not acceptable in the curbside recycling program.
Packing peanuts aren’t recyclable either, however some shipping stores will take peanuts back for reuse.
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While we prefer recycling be clean and loose in a container, if recycling must be bagged only clear plastic bags may be used.
Yes, Newtown Township supplies a containers to each of it’s residents for recycling which should be used for collection.