Recycling

The City Recycles! A small lime green or blue 32-gallon container is perfect for holding your recycled material. We ask that you only put out your recycling when it is full.

Materials accepted for recycling include:

  • Paper Products:
    • Newspaper
    • Office Paper
    • Magazines
    • Junk Mail
    • Clean Pizza Boxes
    • Cardboard (paperboard boxes broken down)
  • Metal
    • Aluminum
    • Steel
    • Tin (cans empty and rinsed)
  • Glass
    • Clear and Colored Bottles and Jars (empty and rinsed, can leave lids on)
  • Plastic
    • Bottles (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
    • Jugs & Containers (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
  • Consumer Packaging
    • Egg Cartons
    • Broth Containers (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
    • Coffee Cups (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)
    • Milk Cartons (empty and rinsed with caps/lids on)

The following items are considered unacceptable for recycling: 

  • syringes
  • hypodermic needles or medical waste
  • paper milk or juice cartons
  • garbage
  • Styrofoam
  • motor oil containers
  • large appliances
  • yard waste
  • garden hoses
  • grass
  • wood
  • wood branches
  • leaves
  • automotive parts
  • cylinder heads
  • brake rotors
  • drums
  • engine blocks
  • tanks
  • propane
  • oxygen
  • helium
  • aerosol cans
  • empty paint cans

Electronics or E-Waste

E-waste, which includes discarded electronics such as computers and mobile phones, is not recyclable through regular curbside programs and should be taken to an E-waste recycling center or local government facility for proper disposal.

E-Waste Recycling Centers

Great Lakes Electronics

GT Scrap Recycling


Priority Waste Recycling Guide

Click below to view the list of acceptable recycling materials: