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Your recycling day is the same as your garbage collection day. Recyclable items must be placed at the curb by 7 A.M. and removed from the curb by 9 P.M. on your collection day. Place the recycle bins at least four (4) feet from the garbage cart to prevent interference & spillage.
To get a Blue and/or Orange recycling bin call Customer Service (352) 334- 2330.
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What to Recycle
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Orange Bin |
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Jars & Tubs (#'s 1-7)
- Steel/Tin Cans (empty aerosol included)
- Aluminum Cans
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- Newspaper
- Magazines/Catalogs/Telephone Books
- Brown Paper Bags
- Corrugated Cardboard & Pasteboard
- Office Paper/Junk Mail/Shredded Paper/Wrapping Paper
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How to Recycle
Plastics
Plastic bottles, jugs, jars and tubs (#’s 1 thru 7) will be collected except containers that held hazardous materials such as pesticides, petroleum products and pool chemicals. Empty household bleach bottles are acceptable. Rinse containers and throw away the caps. Caps are small enough to play havoc on the equipment causing expensive repairs. Plastic bags, food trays or polystyrene (commonly referred to as "Styrofoam," a trade-marked material) products are NOT accepted at curbside. Source reduction is the preferred method of recycling, for example, use reusable shopping bags in place of plastic bags, do not purchase anything with food trays and use washable or biodegradable containers instead of purchasing Styrofoam containers.
Aluminum, Tin/Steel Cans
Rinse all containers and place lids inside cans for safety. Aerosol cans must be empty. Labels are OK.
Glass Bottles and Jars
Rinse & remove lids. Labels are OK. No drinking glasses, dishes or other ceramics. No broken glass.
Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs, Phone Books, Brown Paper Bags, Office Paper, Junk Mail, Wrapping Paper and Shredded Paper
These paper products should be placed in the orange bin with the blue bin placed on top for protection from rain or wind. Shredded paper must be placed in a brown paper bag to prevent litter. No plastic bags or foil wrapping paper.
Corrugated Cardboard and Pasteboard
Flatten boxes and place them in or under your orange recycling container. Place blue bin on top of orange bin to help keep paper dry on rainy days. If boxes are larger than 3 ft. X 3 ft. cut them down to size.
No food contaminated boxes (i.e. pizza, cake and donut boxes), as the food residue will contaminate the clean cardboard and pasteboard
Also visit these Web sites:
Find out "What Happens to Your Recycle Material" after it leaves the curb.
If the item you wish to recycle is not accepted at curbside then check out the A-Z Recycling Source for alternative ways to locally recycle all types of materials.
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