What goes in your bin? A guide to curbside

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FOOD-FREE METAL Rinse out cans, aluminum foil, foil trays and foil pie plates. WHY: These items will be processed back into aluminum sheeting to re- manufacture new cans and items such as candy wrappers, appliances, gutters, window frames and rebar. RINSED OUT CONTAINERS and (with the caps on). WHY : Glass gets ground down to a uniform size and mixed with recycled asphalt and concrete to create base materials for access roads, liners for pipe trenches, etc. Recycled glass is also used to make other glass bottles. RINSED OUT CONTAINERS Milk, water, beverage, laundry & shampoo bottles, jars, tubs and with the tops on. WHY : These items will be melted down to make many different items such as fleece, carpeting and other plastic containers.

ALL AND CARDBOARD Cardboard (must be crushed flat), magazines, file folders, paper , newspapers, phonebooks, catalogs, dry food , cardboard egg , and junk mail. WHY : Recycled paper and cardboard gets converted into new paper, newsprint and cardboard. ITEMS BELOW CAN NOT GO IN YOUR BLUE BIN

RECYCLED MATERIALS SET OUT IN BAGS OR BOXES WHY NOT: The equipment cannot sort through bagged or boxed items. INSTEAD: Empty all bagged or boxed recyclables loosely into your recycle bin.

TANGLERS (WIRES, ROPES, CORDS, ETC.) WHY NOT: They wrap around and jam sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Place your unwanted cords, ropes, hoses, hangers, plastic six-pack rings and other “tanglers” in your blue PAYT .

VERY SMALL ITEMS WHY NOT: Anything under 2" x 2" will fall through sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Place disposable cutlery, straws, shredded paper, prescription bottles, business cards and other small items in your blue PAYT bag.

SCRAP METAL (PANS, LAMPS, RODS, PIPES, BICYCLES, TUBING) WHY NOT: They damage the sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Dispose of these items in your blue PAYT bag.

PLASTIC BAGS & WHY NOT: They wrap around the sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Recycle your plastic bags, plastic sandwich bags, Amazon-style air pillows and bubble wrap at a participating grocery/retail store or put them in your blue PAYT bag.

FOOD WASTE/LIQUIDS WHY NOT: They reduce the recyclability of other items. Food is compostable but NOT recyclable. Left over liquid (water, milk, juice) in bottles causes mold, mildew, etc., and contaminates all other items. INSTEAD: Rinse all items and make sure they are free of food debris. These can go in your blue PAYT bag. ITEMS BELOW CAN NOT GO IN YOUR BLUE BIN

ELECTRONICS WHY NOT: They get broken during sorting and damage the equipment and in some cases contain materials that can harm the environment. INSTEAD: Bring them to the DPW Yard at 356 Commercial Street for electronic waste recycling. CLOTHES/TEXTILES, SHOES, POCKETBOOKS WHY NOT: They wrap around and jam sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Put them in a clothes donation bin located at one of the Malden Public Schools or visit cityofmalden.org/textiles for special collection.

THE REST These items cannot be recycled via curbside recycling in your blue bin. STYROFOAM COMBS BUBBLE WRAP BRUSHES PLASTIC POOLS MILK CRATES PARTY GOODS DIAPERS WRAPPING PAPER ANYTHING WOOD BLACK TAKE OUT CONTAINERS PAPER TOWELS COLORED DISPOSABLE CUPS NAPKINS HARD PLASTIC ITEMS TISSUES PLASTIC FLOWER POTS PAPER PLATES TOYS WINDOW GLASS SMALL APPLIANCES LUGGAGE PLATES PANS To search on any item not listed in this flyer vist: CITYOFMALDEN.ORG/WASTE

Please keep in mind that the ‘recycle’ numbers that you see on the bottom of plastic containers, bags, etc. identify the type of material and does 1-7 not necessarily mean that it is allowed in your bin.

CityofMalden.org/RecycleIQ