City Of Ann Arbor Recycle Plus

EASIER! FASTER! GREENER! BETTER!

PAPER

Place these loose products in the tan "Newspaper" recycling bin.

NEWSPAPER
Includes all inserts

MAGAZINES
Includes all glossy, newsprint and mixed paper magazines, catalogs and advertisements. Staples and glue bindings are fine.

MIXED PAPER & "JUNK MAIL"
Includes stationery, copier paper, loose-leaf filler paper, computer paper, file folders, blueprints and paper envelopes with plastic labels and "windows." Crayon-marks are fine. No treated papers such as thermal fax paper or carbon paper. No plastic envelopes, such as Tyvek. No tissue products such as paper napkins or cups. No metal or plastic binders, clips or tags.

NEW! Now all paper can be mixed together. Magazines and mixed office paper no longer need to be bagged.

PHONEBOOKS & PAPERBACK BOOKS
No hardcover books.

Note the year-round collection of phonebooks and paperbacks.

BROWN PAPER BAGS
No plastic bags.

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Please empty and flatten rippled boxes, such as pizza boxes. If large, cut or fold up to 3x2 feet. Place in bin or tie/tape and set next to the recycling bins. Staples and tape are fine. No waxed cardboard or loose boxboard.

CONTAINERS

Place these empty, rinsed items in the green "Containers" recycling bin.

NEW! Now you can recycle ceramic dishes and more plastic bottle types, as well as aerosol cans, household scrap metal, milk cartons and juice boxes.

GLASS & CERAMICS
Includes clear and colored glass bottles, jars, drinking glass, pyrex, mugs, plates, flower pots. No light blubs.

PLASTIC BOTTLES #1, #2, #3
Includes bottle-and screw-top jar shapes only, marked 1, 2 or 3 (PETE, HDPE and PVC), such as milk jugs and bottles used for laundry, cleansers, cooking oil and water. Remove and discard plastic lids. No tubs, such as used for margarine. No container that held toxic material, such as motor oil. No styrofoam cups, packing peanuts, plastic bags, PVC pipes or any other plastic.

CANS, AEROSOLS, & SCRAP METAL
Includes metal cans, foil, pie tins, metal jar lids and empty aerosols (please leave lids on empty aerosols, only). Also includes residential scrap metal, such as pots and pans, utensils, metal pipes, coat hangers, and other items up to 1 cubic foot, weighing up to 20 pounds. Teflon coating & non-metallic handles are fine. No electrical appliances.

MILK CARTONS & JUICE BOXES
Includes empty juice cartons.
No freeze food boxes.
No straws.

BAGGED

Bag the following materials separately and place in or outside of the recycling bins.

TEXTILES
Place clean, used textiles into a plastic bag, tie shut and mark "Textiles." Includes clean, dry synthetic and natural fibers such as clothing, bed linens, drapes, towels, shoes and socks (in pairs only). Torn and damaged textiles are o.k. No nylons or stuffed animals. No non-shoe leather/plastic goods such as handbags or belts. No oily or dirty "rags."

Tie used, cleans clothing and other textiles in a clear or marked plastic bag for recycling.

BOXBOARD
Place inside a brown paper bag or boxboard box and tie or tape shut. Includes non-corrugated grayboard, cereal, tissue and shoe boxes, canned beverage cases, backs of note paper pads, paper towel rolls and paper egg cartons. No freeze food boxes.

Bundled boxboard has been added, too.

TOXIC MATERIALS

Keep the following materials separate and place outside of the curbside recycling bins or take to the Recycling Drop-Off Station.

BATTERIES
Place used household batteries in a clear plastic bag. Vehicle batteries are accepted only at the Drop-off station. No appliances.

MOTOR OIL
Place used crankcase oil only in plastic milk jugs with a screw top or taped lid. Will accept up to 3 gallons/week. No other liquids mixed with the oil including transmission fluid, antifreeze or gasoline.

Oil Filters
Drain used oil filters for 24 hours and store filter in a sturdy, clean plastic bag. Will accept up to 3 filters/week. Do not store in oil filter boxes.

Questions?

Call 99-GREEN (994-7336)

Weekly home recycling collection is provided to every Ann Arbor resident by the City Of Ann Arbor's Solid Waste Department through a contract with Recycle Ann Arbor