Instructions for use: Rinse plastic bottles.  Remove lids and place them in the garbage Collect recyclables in your bin Carry your bin to the large green carts located outside Sort your recyclables into three categories: bottles and cans paper corrugated cardboard Top

	Acceptable Materials: all plastics #1 PETE and #2 HDPE plastic bottles #1-7 aluminum cans aluminum foil tin cans glass bottles and jars aseptic containers (e.g. milk or juice cartons, soymilk containers) mixed paper: white paper, newspaper, colored paper, paperboard (e.g. cereal boxes) corrugated cardboard plastic bags Top

Tips and Good Habits check the bottom of plastic containers for a recycling logo with the plastic number inside. Don't forget to recycle your: shampoo bottles laundry detergent bottles plastic bags go in the paper recycling bin (so that they will stay dry) brown paper bags go with the corrugated cardboard rinse out all containers less mess less risk of ants less excess weight do not recycle paper or cardboard with food or grease on it food and grease contaminates the paper and reduces the quality of recycled products made from it empty your blue bin often to avoid the risk of pests Top