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Single-Stream Recycling Guide

Recycling is Easy

• Place all of your recyclables together into your recycling container.
• Include all paper, clean food & beverage glass, metal cans & plastic containers.
• Cardboard may be broken down if needed to fit in recycle container.
• Do not force materials into recycling container. It may not empty completely.
• No need to separate materials.
• Please be sure all containers are emptied of food and liquid prior to recycling.

What to Recycle:

Paper Products

• Corrugated Cardboard
• Newspaper (including all inserts)
• Magazines, junk mail, envelopes and catalogs
• Office & computer paper, household stationery
• Telephone books and manuals
• Cereal, shoe, cracker & tissue boxes (remove liners)
• No plastic coated paper
• No food contaminated paper
• No hardcover books (paperbacks are OK)

Milk Cartons, Juice and Soy/RiceMilk Boxes

• Empty milk cartons, juice boxes and other aseptic containers
• No liquids or food waste

Glass Bottles and Jars

• Food and beverage glass containers only
• No ceramic, light bulbs, window glass or mirrors

Metal Cans

• All aluminum and steel (i.e. "tin"), food and beverage cans
• Other cans such as paint and aerosol cans are recyclable only if they are completely empty and dry

Plastic Containers

• Household plastic containers only
• No styrofoam or plastic bags
• No plastic pipe, buckets, sheeting, tarps, pads, furniture, pools, baby bathtubs, toys, hangers, etc.

What is Prohibited?

• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Garbage
• Liquid waste
• Food contaminated paper
• Plastic items that are not containers
• Window glass
• Lightbulbs
• Ceramic
• Hazardous waste including:
   • Motor Oil or Filters
   • Automotive Batteries
   • Solvents
   • Paints and thinners
   • Pesticides and herbicides

• Call Santa Rosa Recycling & Collection at 586-1478.