Townshipof Delaware, OH

New Recycling Guidelines

8/15/24

NEW RECYCLING GUIDELINES

ALL ITEMS NEED TO BE EMPTY, CLEAN & DRY

 

Recent changes in recycling markets have forced Regional Processing Centers to eliminate some of the items they will accept. The list below is the limit of what should be placed in your recycle cart. Other items may be recyclable, just not in this program.

  

  • **NEW - Plastic tubs (i.e. margarine & sour cream) are now permitted! **   
  • Newsprint and mixed paper. No tape and place loosely in cart.
  • Bottles and Jugs - #1 PETE and #2 HDPE with lids removed. Numbers 3 through 7 are acceptable but not desirable.
  • Bi-metal, steel, and aluminum food and beverage containers
  • Cardboard and Old Corrugated Containers (OCC); dry and broken down. Do not put "boxes-inside-boxes. Break them down flat and tie with a string or twine (not tape).
  • Gable top containers from gravy, milk, broth, and whipping cream

STICK TO THE LIST! WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT! It’s no longer the quantity of what we recycle. Quality of clean items that are placed loosely in your recycling container will be the focus.