Did You Know? For Your Recycling Bin Not For Your Recycling Bin
• You don’t have to look for the • Plastic Bags (bring them to your local
number on the bottom of plastics. All retailer’s collection bin)
plastics, except Styrofoam® and plastic • Styrofoam® Glass Jars and Bottles of Any Size and Color bags, may be put in the recycle bin. • Plastic Film (food wraps, dry cleaning bags)
• Liquids • There is no need to remove: paper clips, • Alkaline Batteries (rechargeable batteries
stamps, staples, metal fasteners, cellophane should be recycled at a local retailer)
address windows, rubber bands, spiral Aluminum Cans and Foil, Metal Cans, • Ceramic or Pyrex Dishware bindings or plastic tabs. Metal Jar Lids, Empty Aerosol Cans • Mirrors
• There is no need to flatten cans or remove • Scrap Metal (bring to a scrap metal recycler) labels. • Electronic Waste (bring to an electronics
• Metal jar lids, steel bottle caps and clean collection event or retailer) Food and Beverage Containers, including • Syringes (dispose of properly at a local foil may be put in the recycle bin. Bottles, Jars, Jugs, and Juice Cartons hospital or health facility)
• Recyclables should be loose, clean and • Hazardous Materials (bring to a hazardous dry in your recycling bin. Do not bag waste collection event)
your recyclables. All Paper, including Newspaper, For more information on how and where to Magazines, Corrugated Cardboard, Dry recycle these materials please visit: www.Dutchessny.gov/solidwaste Food Cartons, Regular and Junk Mail, including Envelopes
Tips
• Before you throw something in the Dutchess County garbage, ask yourself: For more information, Recycles ➢ Can I donate this item? including how and where to recycle ➢ Should I put this in my recycling bin? Hazardous Materials, Electronics and ➢ Should this be saved for a Household Medications, you can contact:
Hazardous Waste and Electronics Lindsay Carille Collection Event or taken back to the Deputy Commissioner Dutchess County retailer? Division of Solid Waste Management ➢ Can it be put in with my backyard www.Dutchessny.gov/solidwaste composting? Telephone (845) 463-6020
Email: • Flatten cardboard boxes [email protected]
• Rinse residue from containers Who is required to recycle
in Dutchess County? • Recycling is good for your wallet. It costs less to recycle than to landfill or Everyone! incinerate garbage. Marcus J. Molinaro County Executive It’s the law!