CITY OF KINGSTON

RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

PAPER RECYCLING MADE EASY

• CARDBOARD : BROWN OR GRAY, CORRUGATED MAY ALSO INCLUDE BROWN PAPER BAGS. NO FOOD SOILED CARDBOARD (PIZZA BOXES) OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS. NO OTHER MATERIALS.

• PAPER : INCLUDES NEWSPAPER, JUNK MAIL (INCLUDING ENVELOPES, COUPONS, ADS & INSERTS), MAGAZINES/CATALOGS, ALL THIN CARDBOARD (INCLUDING PASTA, CEREAL, CRACKER AND OTHER FOOD BOXES, SHOE BOXES, TISSUE BOXES, PAPER EGG CARTONS, SODA & BEER PACKAGING) PHONE BOOKS, COMPUTER/COPY/FAX PAPER, WRITING/LEDGER PAPER, SCHOOL PAPER, PAPERBACK BOOKS, SHINY/GLOSSY PAPER, GREETING CARDS AND GIFT WRAP WITHOUT METAL FOIL. MAY NOT INCLUDE CARBON PAPER OR NON-TEARABLE ("TYVEK") ENVELOPES. NO TISSUES, NAPKINS, PAPER PLATES OR CUPS. NO OTHER MATERIALS. NO PLASTIC OR WAX COATED FOOD BOXES.

COMMINGLED RECYCLING MADE EASY

• GLASS: BOTTLES AND JARS ONLY LIDS REMOVED (MAY RECYCLE METAL LIDS WITH METAL CANS). PLEASE RINSE BOTTLES & JARS. NO OVENWEAR, WINDOW GLASS, DRINKING GLASSES, MIRRORS, OR OTHER NON-CONTAINER GLASS. NO DISHES, CERAMICS OR OTHER NON-GLASS MATERIALS. • PLASTIC: ALL BOTTLES, JARS, JUGS, TUBS & LIDS (INCLUDING YOGURT, MARGARINE, ETC.). ONLY THESE CONTAINERS - BOTTLE, JAR, JUG OR TUB- WITH THE RESIN NUMBER (LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM) ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR RECYCLING.

***NO CAPS! LIDS ARE ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE RINSE CONTAINERS. NO POLYSTYRENE FOAM, PLASTIC BAGS, TOYS. NO PLASTIC BOTTLES THAT ONCE CONTAINED CHEMICALS. NO CLEAR PLASTIC CLAMSHELL PACKAGING. NO MICROWAVABLE FOOD TRAYS. NO BLACK PLASTIC. NO OTHER MATERIALS

• METAL CANS: TIN PLATED STEEL OR ALUMINUM CANS NO ALUMINUM FOIL. NO ALUMINUM TRAYS. METAL JAR LIDS ARE OKAY, AS ARE TOPS AND BOTTOMS FROM METAL CANS. PLEASE RINSE CONTAINERS. NO OTHER MATERIALS.

Please note: These are the mandatory materials regulated by law in Ulster County and the State of New York, both at curbside collection and at the Municipal Recycling Drop-off Centers.