Items that will & will not be recycled at Bi-County Facilities


Acceptable Items:

Automotive Fluids

  • Motor Oil

Glass

  • All food and Beverage Containers
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Clear
  • Green

Paper

  • Catalogs
  • Junk Mail
  • Magazines
  • Newspaper
  • Telephone Books
  • White Packing Paper

Plastics

  • Plastics with a neck (bottles) and the number 1 or 2 in the recycle symbol on the bottle.
Please Recycle

Cardboard

  • Brown Fiber Paper
  • Brown Grocery Bags
  • Brown Packing Paper
  • Cereal Boxes (remove liner)
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Other Chip Board Boxes

Mixed Cans

  • Aerosol Spray Cans (Empty / No Lids)
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Dog/Cat Food Cans
  • Tin/Steel Cans
  • Vegetable Cans

Miscellaneous Items

(Accepted at 3212 Dover Road ONLY)

  • Electronic Waste
  • Cooking Oil
  • Latex Paint

Non-acceptable Items:

Cardboard

  • Freezer Boxes
  • Soiled Pizza Boxes

Mixed Cans

  • Aluminum Siding
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Aluminum Pie Pans

Glass

  • Window or Plate Glass
  • Light Bulbs, Mirrors
  • Ceramic, Medicine or Perfume Bottles

Plastics

  • Bags
  • Tubs – margarine, yogurt, etc.
  • All other plastics with no neck and not numbered 1 or 2
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