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Quick Tips:

Cartons Metal Cans Do not your recyclables. Aluminum, tin & They should be placed in your recycling receptacle without being bagged.

A quick rinse will do. You don’t need to spend a lot of time (or water) washing out your .

Pizza are recyclable, but get rid of the side with the excess cheese!

Glass Containers When in doubt, keep it out! & (#1-5, 7) 2 When non-recyclables are mixed into the recycling bins, it can turn the whole from recyclables to trash. NO

Plastic & Shredded Paper* *See where you can take Plastic Film shredded paper on pg. 6

What can I do with these?

Plastic bags and film can be taken to local retailers. To find the nearest location, visit DallasRecycles.com.

Metal Hangers Styrofoam & Plastic Metal hangers can be taken Utensils to your dry cleaners.

Find a charity to donate clothes, toys or other textiles.

Shredded paper can be composted. It is a great source of carbon!

Wires and cables can be taken to the transfer stations or the landfill for recycling. Wires and Cables Clothes 3 Hard to Recycle Materials HaRMs Furniture: Gently used furniture can be donated and there are several donation centers throughout Dallas.

Electronics: such as computers and tablets can be recycled for free at the City’s transfer stations or the landfill. See page 5 for more details.

Light bulbs: Fluorescent light bulbs are accepted at the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center.

Several home improvement stores (e.g. Lowe’s or Home Depot) will also accept these.

Household Hazardous : Home cleaning products, lawn chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, and paint should not be poured down the storm drain or placed in the trash. They could cause great harm to the environment!

These items can be taken to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center.

Batteries, Oil, Paint and Antifreeze can be taken to the monthly BOPA collection events. 4 Please don't leave your bulky items or unwanted furniture in the community trash area. This is considered . Moving Furniture, Clothes, Toys Out? If there are items you no longer want, donate them or oer them to your neighbors.

Reuse boxes by collecting Goodwill Industries of Dallas The Salvation Army 214-638-2800 Donation Pick Up: 214-630-5611 them in advance of your www.goodwilldallas.org dallas.satruck.org/donate-goods move. Electronics If you have paint, cleaners or other hazardous materials, • E-cycling is provided to all Dallas drop them o for free at the residents at no charge Home Chemical Collection • Recycled using ISO 14001: 2004 and Center (see below). E-Stewards standards • Drop-off sites are found at the transfer stations and landfill Batteries, Oil (and oil filters), Paint (latex only) and 5100 Youngblood |9500 Harry Hines Blvd | 7677 Fair Oaks Avenue | 4610 S. Westmoreland Road Antifreeze can also be Accepted Electronics for Recycling dropped o for free at the •CPU monitors, CPUs, Laptops •Televisions (complete) monthly BOPA collection •Wires, Cables, Power Supplies •Home & Office Phones events (see pg. 6). •Cellphones, Cameras, Tablets •Consumer Electronics •Keyboards, Mice •VCRs, DVD or CD Players •Gaming Systems •Radios, Stereos, MP3 Players •Printers, Copiers, Fax •Small Household Appliances (No Glass) Hours of Operation:

Tuesdays: 9:00a - 7:30p Left over HHW (Household ) Wednesdays: 8:30a - 5:00p Dallas residents can bring the following to the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center: Thursdays: 8:30a - 5:00p •Chemical products for home use •Paint & home repair products •Lawn & garden chemicals •Aerosol sprays 2nd and 4th Saturdays of 9:00a - 3:00p •Pool chemicals •Cleaners & polishes each month: •Batteries of all kinds •Automotive fluids & oil filters •Fluorescent light tubes •Computers & cell phones CLOSED: every Monday, Friday, and Sunday

ANTIFREEZE Location: 11234 Plano Rd, Dallas, TX 75243 5 City of Dallas Drop-Off City Locations & Collection Events Events Richland College 12800 Abrams Road, 75243, Parking Lot E and Programs Mountain View College 4849 W Illinois Ave, 75211, West Parking Lot

Saturday, March 5 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. Rain or Shine • Spring and Fall event PLEASE DROP OFF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: DO NOT BRING: - electronic items (e-waste) - textiles - household chemicals or paint - computers - clothing - building supplies • Wide variety of items accepted - video games - shoes - pharmaceuticals - cell phones - hats - furniture or mattresses - televisions - purses - light bulbs of any kind or any - calculators - belts fluorescent bulbs Recycling - printers - wallets - small appliances - backpacks • Program to divert materials - clean styrofoam For more information, call 311 or - documents for destruction - packaging foam the Dallas Hotline at -Limit 5 legal boxes. - bubble and 214-670-4475 going to -NO boxes larger than 15 x 20in. - plastic bags and packaging -NO binders -without food residue Round-Ups -First come, first served basis DallasRecycles.com - cardboard - used cooking oil - new or gently used clean towels or blankets • Shredded paper and Styrofoam - hardback books Pet Donations - tennis balls - metal All pet items will be - dog/cat toys - auto and alkaline batteries donated to Dallas - dry and canned pet food accepted Animal Services - (5 limit) - new or gently used leashes & collars Presented by City of Dallas Services and supported in part by:

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• Batteries, Oil, Paint, and BOPA Antifreeze accepted • Monthly collections • Site rotates throughout Dallas

Composting • Seminars in the Fall and Spring Seminars • 6 - 8 hour class on Saturdays • Includes composting giveaways

• Recycling for apartment residents • Over 140 convenient drop-off Recycling locations Drop-o • Only recyclables are accepted 6 FAQs 1. What else is The City has a Zero Waste Plan to increase diversion and reach zero the City doing waste by 2040. For more information, please visit DallasRecycles.com. to improve 1 recycling?

YES, not all material sizes can be sorted at the recycling facility. 2. Is there a Mixed paper must be larger than the size of a postcard. Acceptable minimum and plastic should be larger than 2 inches but no larger than a one maximum size gallon container. 2 for recyclables?

YES. To recycle plastic , keep them on the after you’re finished with it. Doing that ensures that they'll be recycled together. If it's loose, it's likely that it'll fall through small holes in the 3. Are bottle machinery and not end up at its final destination. Metal lids on glass jars should be tossed in the caps recyclable? separately. Those lids are typically 3picked up by the large electromagnet.

When recyclables are being processed, plastic film and bags that are missed by 4. Why aren’t manual sorters can get caught in the sorting machinery. The recycling facility plastic bags must be shut down so that employees can remove the plastic film from the accepted? machinery. 4

PAPER PLASTIC CARDBOARD METAL GLASS Use the search tool on AND 5. Where can

DallasRecycles.com. Magazine Never argue with a 90˚angle... It’s always RIGHT you find if a What Goes In Recycle Ben?

Type the name of an item and we’ll you how to recycle or dispose of it. Search specific material 5 If you can’t find an item there, let us know by calling 214-670-4475. is recyclable? 7 Stay Connected

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