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Terms and Conditions — version 2026-08-01
Effective August 1, 2026 · Published July 30, 2026
Recycling expanded from metal and cardboard only to single-stream recycling. Paper, mixed paper, cartons, and #1 and #2 plastics are now accepted. Glass, plastics #3 through #7, plastic bags, and styrofoam are still not accepted. We also added a section explaining how we handle future updates to these terms. We'll always email you before a change takes effect, and if you don't agree with a change, just let us know before that date — you can cancel anytime with no penalty.
What You Need To Know
- Recycling is now single-stream — paper, mixed paper, cartons, cans, scrap metal, and #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs all go in the same bin.
- #1 and #2 plastics only — water and soda bottles, milk jugs, and detergent bottles. Tubs, cups, and trays go in the trash.
- Glass still goes in the trash — it shatters in the truck and ruins the paper and cardboard around it.
What this means for you practically
Good news — you can recycle a lot more than before. Along with metal and cardboard, you can now put paper, mail, magazines, flattened cardboard, food boxes, cartons, cans, clean foil, and plastic bottles and jugs in your recycling bin.
The easy way to remember plastics: if it is a bottle or a jug — something with a neck you pour from — it goes in recycling. Tubs, cups, and trays go in the trash. Not sure? Flip it over and look for a small 1 or 2 inside the triangle.
Still put these in the trash: glass of any kind, plastic tubs, cups and trays, plastic bags and wrap, styrofoam, and anything with food on it like greasy pizza boxes and used paper towels.
Why no glass? Glass breaks in our truck. The little pieces get mixed into the paper and cardboard and ruin them, so none of it can be recycled. Put glass in your trash bin and we will take it from there.
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