Food Soiled Paper

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Aluminum Foil or Trays

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Greasy Pizza Boxes

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“Biodegradable” plastic

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Paper Plates

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Ceramic dishware or glassware

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Paper Bags, Napkins, Tissues, and Towels

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Clothing, linens, and rags

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Paper Take-Out Boxes and Containers (Metal Handle OK)

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Cooking Oil

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Tissues

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Corks - Plastic

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Food Scraps

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Diapers

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Bread, grains, and pasta

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Dirt, Rocks, or Stone

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Coffee Grounds with Paper Filter

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Flower Pots or Trays

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Dairy

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Foil - backed or plastic - backed paper

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Eggshells and Eggs

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Glass, Metal, or plastic

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Fruit (Pits & Peels)

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Soup Cartons and Juice Boxes

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Leftovers and Spoiled Food

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Paper milk, juice and other beverage cartons

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Meat (including bones)

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Liquids or ice

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Seafood (Including Shellfish)

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Plastic bags, wrappers or film

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Tea and Tea Bags

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Recyclable/Clean Cardboard or Paper

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Vegetables

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Styrofoam

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Cotton Balls and Cotton Swabs

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Wood - Plywood, Press Board, Painted or Stained Wood

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Hair, Fur, and Feathers (non-synthetic)

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Waxed Cardboard

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Wood - small pieces of lumber or sawdust

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Wooden Chopsticks

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Corks - Natural

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Metal (no liquids or food)

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Batteries

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Aluminum Cans

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Ceramic dishware or glassware

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Aluminum Foil and Trays (ball foil up to softball size)

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Coat Hangers

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Caps and Lids from bottles, jars and steel (tin) cans

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Clothing/Fabric

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Paint cans (must be empty or dry)

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Electronics

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Spray Cans (must be empty)

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Food Scraps

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Steel (tin) cans

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Glass mirrors

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Plastics

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Incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs and HIDs

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Clean, dry, empty plastic bags inside a clear plastic bag (the size roughly of a basketball)

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Plastic items mixed fabric or rubber

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Plastic Bottles (leave caps on)

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Plastic labeled "Compostable" or "Biodegredable"

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Plastic Buckets (metal handle ok)

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Scrap metal

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Coffee Cup Lids

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Soiled paper (paper plates, napkins, tissues, towels, take-out boxes and greasy pizza boxes)

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Plastic containers and clamshells

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Styrofoam

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Corks - plastic

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Waxed Cardboard

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Cups and Plates (plastic only, no styrofoam)

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Wood

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Laundry Detergent Bottles

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Molded plastic packaging

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Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)

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Tubs and Lids (i.e. yogurt containers and tupperware)

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Utensils - plastic

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Paper (clean, dry and unsoiled)

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Empty, clean coffee cups

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Empty, clean ice cream containers

Soup cartons and juice boxes

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Paper milk, juice and other beverage cartons

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Bags (paper only)

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Cardboard (non-waxed)

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Cereal boxes and paperboard (remove plastic liner)

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Computer and office paper

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Egg cartons (paper)

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Envelopes

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Junk Mail and Magazines

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Newspapers

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Packing or Kraft Paper

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Sticky Notes

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Shredded paper (place in sealed paper bag and label "shredded paper")

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Wrapping paper (non-metallic)

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Glass (no liquids or food)

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Glass bottles and Jars only (metal caps and lids too)

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Cat Litter and Animal Feces (bagged)

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Appliances

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Ceramic dishware or glassware

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Asbestos

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Dental Floss

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Batteries

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Feminine Hygiene Products

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Coat Hangers

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Glass mirrors and windows inside a double brown paper bag and smashed in small pieces

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Construction Debris

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Incandescent light bulbs (no fluorescents or HIDs)

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Cooking oil and grease

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Mylar (shiny metal) bags (potato chips, candy bars, balloons)

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Dirt, rocks or stone

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Pens and pencils

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Electronics

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Plastic items mixed with metal or rubber

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Fluorescent or HID light bulbs

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Plastic labeled "Biodegradable" only

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Food scraps, soiled paper or yard trimmings

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Rubber Bands

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Household hazardous waste or chemicals

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Sponges

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Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood)

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Styrofoam

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Liquids or Ice

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Twist Ties

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Motor Oil

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Wood - small pieces of plywood, press board, and painted or stained wood

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Paint

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Plastic labeled "Compostable"

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Recyclable cardboard, glass, metal, paper, or plastic

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Toys with electronics or batteries

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Waxed cardboard and paper

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Waxy paper milk or juice cartons

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