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Recyclable Materials
If there are any questions or complaints about recycling days or what is acceptable to recycle, please contact Republic Services at 508-398-9222 or 800-352-7808, Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Single Stream - Just put your filled recycling bin out next to your regular household rubbish by 7 a.m. Recyclables and rubbish will be collected by separate trucks. (Note: If you've accidentally discarded something that cannot be recycled, we'll leave it in your bin with a note to let you know why it is not recyclable)
Where to Recycle
Single Stream - Just put your filled recycling bin out next to your regular household rubbish by 7 a.m. Recyclables and rubbish will be collected by separate trucks. (Note: If you've accidentally discarded something that cannot be recycled, we'll leave it in your bin with a note to let you know why it is not recyclable)
What to Recycle
- Newspapers and glossy inserts
- Paper
- Phone books and paperback books
- Junk (and other) mail
- Egg Cartons, cereal boxes, toy boxes
- Clean corrugated cardboard (cannot be stained with food particles)
How to Prepare
- Place newspapers, glossy inserts, magazines, phone books, junk mail, white, colored and computer paper together in paper bags next to blue bin
- Remove plastic or foil liner from cereal boxes and packaging boxes, place in paper bags
- Flatten and bundle cardboard, or place in paper bags. Bundle size not to exceed 2 feet x 2 feet. Twine may used to tie bundles.
What to Recycle
- Clear, brown green and beverage containers only
- Mayonnaise jars
- Baby food jars
- Spaghetti sauce jars
- Wine and beer bottles
How to Prepare
- Labels, lids and neck rings are okay
- Rinse clean and place in your blue bin
What to Recycle
- All metal cans; tin, steel, aluminum etc.
- Aluminum foil and food trays
How to Prepare
- Labels, lids and neck rings are okay
- Rinse clean and place in your blue bin
What to Recycle
- Detergent bottles Window cleaner bottles
- Plastic milk, juice and water jugs (Not with wax / colored finish)
- Plastics #1 through #7
- Soda bottles
- Thermoform hard plastics (toy and tool packaging)
- Vegetable and fruit containers
How to Prepare
- Empty and Rinse
- Flatten bottles when possible
- Lids, labels and neck rings are okay