| TOWNSHIP
OF WHITEWATER REGION
RECYCLING GUIDE |
|
ITEMS
TO RECYCLE |
HOW
TO RECYCLE IT |
| PLASTIC
|
 |
Plastic
bottles and jugs
which have #1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 &
7 on the bottom.
Include beverage
bottles, cleaners,
windshield washer
fluid and #5 squeezable
bottles. |
Rinse
or drain containers
and discard caps. |
| Plastic
tubs and lids such
as margarine, yogurt,
sour cream and ice
cream containers.
Will have #2 or #5
on the bottom. |
All
plastic tubs and lids
should be clean. Remove
lids and place both
loose inside the Blue
Box. |
| Plastic
film (including grocery,
bread and milk bags) |
All
bags should be placed
inside a larger plastic
bag. Bags
should be placed
inside a large plastic
film bag |
| GLASS |
|
Food
and beverage bottles
and jars only.
|
Rinse
the containers and
remove caps and lids.
Labels do not have
to be removed. |
| METAL |
 |
Food
and beverage cans. |
Rinse
the cans - labels
may be left on - cans
do not have to be
flattened. Place metal
lids from cans and
jars in the bottom
of a can and pinch
the top of the can
to trap the lid inside. |
| |
| Rigid
foil containers, fast
food trays and aluminum
foil wrap. |
Make
sure all items are
clean. |
| |
| Empty
paint cans (up to
4 litre or 1 gallon
size) |
Paint
can should be empty
- no liquid paint
and no more than one-half
cm (1/4 inch) of dried
paint on the bottom.
Place the empty can
and lid loose in the
blue box. Leave the
label on the can and
leave the lid off. |
| |
| Aerosol
Cans |
Make
sure the aerosol can
is empty. Place the
empty can loose in
the blue box. Spray
nozzles and paper
labels can be left
on. |
| PAPER
AND CARDBOARD |
 |
Newspaper,
flyers, magazines,
household envelopes,
junk mail, catalogues,
writing (bond) papers,
and telephone directories. |
MUST
BE PLACED IN A
BAG. |
| Plain
wrapping and tissue
paper, greeting cards
and paper cups/plates |
These
items can be
placed in a bag
together with
newspapers, junk
mail and flyers
DO
NOT INCLUDE CHRISTMAS
PAPER OR WRAPPING
PAPER WITH A
PRINTED PATTERN |
| Corrugated
cardboard, brown paper
bags and dog &
cat kraft food bags |
Flatten
and empty the cardboard
boxes and brown paper
bags. Tie in bundles
65 cm x 65 cm x 20
cm (24" x 24" x 8")
or smaller. |
Box
board such as cereal,
cookie, cracker, tissue,
detergent and shoe
boxes. Includes paper
egg cartons and rolls
from paper towels
and toilet paper.
|
Box
board should be flattened
and placed into bundles
65 cm x 65 cm x 20
cm (24" x 24"
x 8") or placed
inside a large boxboard
container. DO
NOT MIX BOXBOARD WITH
CARDBOARD. |
Office
Mixed Paper
|
In
clear plastic bags
everything used in
office
|
| Milk/juice
cartons and tetra
packs (including
drinking boxes) |
Rinse
the cartons and place
loose inside the
blue box. |
| STYROFOAM |
 |
#6
Styrofoam - Includes
egg cartons |
Make
sure food and beverage
items are clean. Other
larger pieces of styrofoam
should be cut into
10" sections
|
| DO
NOT INCLUDE: |
- Ceramics,
mirrors, window
glass, drinking
glasses, Pyrex,
light bulbs or
dishes
- Motor
oil containers
- Clothing
- Pesticide
and herbicide
containers
- Butter/candy/cigarette
wrap, peel-off
lids, foil
chip bags,
cardboard lids
- Foil
with paper or
plastic lamination
or items with
food scraps or
grease
- Carbon and construction
paper
- Pocket novels
& Hardcover Books
- Bags which contained
chemicals
|
| DO
NOT PUT RECYCLABLES
IN PLASTIC GARBAGE
BAGS OR GARBAGE CANS |
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