What You Can Recycle

Mixed Paper (Blue Bin)

  • Corrugated cardboard (3 layers)
  • File folders
  • Hard and soft bound books
  • Index cards
  • Magazines and catalogs
  • Newspaper
  • Office and copy paper (all colors)
  • Paperboard (1 layer, cereal/pasta/frozen food/shoe box/etc.)
  • Phone books
  • Pizza boxes (no pizza, please)
  • Plain and window envelopes
  • Soda/beer boxes

Unacceptable Items

  • No wax coated cartons are allowed in this bin
Blue Bin

Plastics & Metals (Green / Adopted Bin)

  • #1-7 Plastic household bottles and jugs emptied and clean.
  • Aluminum cans
  • Steel and tin food cans

Unacceptable Items

  • Wood
  • Furniture
  • Hoses
  • Plastic Pipes
  • Plastic bags
  • Plastic/wire hangers
  • Styrofoam
  • Wire

Glass (Green /Adopted Bin)

  • Food and beverage bottles and jars of all colors

Unacceptable Items

  • Ceramics
  • Light bulbs
  • Mirrors
  • Pyrex
  • Window glass

Textiles (Fabric / Clothing / Shoes)

  • Clothes – Adult and Children's – Pants, Shirts, T-Shirts, Dresses, Bras, Undergarments, Coats, etc.
  • Shoes – Gym Shoes, Boots, Shoes, Socks, Sandals, etc.
  • Bedding – Sheets, Blankets, pillow cases, comforters, etc.
  • Towels
  • Curtains
  • Accessories – Purses, Belts, Hats, Backpacks, Gloves, Scarves, etc.

Unacceptable Items

  • Mattresses
  • Sofas / chairs
  • Toys
CHOA Bin