Meridian Recycling Center

MATERIAL

O.K.

PREPARATION

NOT  O.K.

Clear
glass

Clear glass bottles & jars

Rinse & remove metal lids.  Put metal lids with cans.

No green glass, window panes, light bulbs, Pyrex, plate glass.

Brown
glass

Brown glass bottles & jars.

Rinse & remove metal lids.  Put metal lids with cans.

No green glass, window panes, light bulbs, Pyrex, plate glass.

Tin (steel) cans &
aluminum

Soup cans, aluminum cans, foil & trays.

Rinse, clean & flatten

No paint cans, appliances, hangers, fencing, scrap metal, aerosol cans,  food residue.

#1 PETE &
#2 HDPE plastic
bottles & jugs

Narrow neck only; water bottles, juice bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles.

Remove & discard caps.  Rinse & flatten.

No motor oil bottles, Styrofoam tubs, buckets, pails, toys.

Mixed
paper

&

Magazines

Catalogs, magazines, junk mail,  white or pastel envelopes, & glue bound soft-cover books from residential sources.

Remove from plastic or paper bags.  Remove all string or twine.

No  cardboard & brown paper bags or boxboard (soap boxes, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.)

Newspaper

Paper bags, mail, inserts (Sunday coupons, etc.), mail

Remove plastic,   string or twine.  Paper bags O.K.

No magazines, phone books

Corrugated cardboard & brown paper bags

Packing boxes & similar boxes with corrugated middle; brown grocery sacks.

Breakdown & remove any contaminants like wood, Styrofoam or food.

No cereal boxes, shoe boxes or other boxboard, glossy or shiny cardboard, wax coated cardboard, 6/12/24 beverage cases.

Boxboard
(started May 1)

Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes, etc.

Break down & remove contaminants, wax paper, etc.

No food boxes intended for refrigerator or freezer (wax-coated)

Boxboard
(started May 1)

Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes, etc.

Break down & remove contaminants, wax paper, etc.

No food boxes intended for refrigerator or freezer (wax-coated)

Boxboard
(started May 1)

Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes, etc.

Break down & remove contaminants, wax paper, etc.

No food boxes intended for refrigerator or freezer (wax-coated)

Boxboard (started 5/1)

Cereal, cracker, shoe boxes, etc.

Break down & remove contaminants, wax paper, etc.

No food boxes intended for refrigerator or freezer (wax-coated)