Did you know that all of these types of paper are recyclable in Massachusetts? MassRecycle has surveyed the paper mills and materials recovery facilities in Massachusetts to determine what types of paper can be recycled. Following is the list of papers that will be accepted by all of these facilities*: • Booklets • Lottery tickets • Books – soft cover • Mail – including junk mail • Boxes – for office supplies, like paper clips • Magazines • Boxes – cereal, shoe, cracker, pasta, etc • Mat board – used in picture framing • Boxes – with plastic windows • Math paper – graph and ledger, etc. • Brochures – including glossy • Newspapers – with or without inserts • Calendars – wall type • Newsprint • Cardboard – corrugated and paperboard • Office and copy paper • Catalogs • Packing paper • Charlie cards – paper MBTA tickets • Paper bags – brown and white • Clasp envelopes • Paper bags – with handles • Colored paper • Paper – lined and white • Construction and kraft paper • Paper towel and toilet paper tubes • Cover and card stock, index cards • Phone Books • Envelopes –plastic windows or labels ok • Photocopies • Fax paper • Pizza boxes – clean, turned inside out • File folders • Post-it notes • Flyers • Receipts • Glossy paper • Shredded paper in paper bags • Greeting cards • Spiral notebooks • Hanging file folders • Writing tablets Remember: You do not need to remove staples, paper clips, tape, spirals or windows from your paper prior to recycling. _______________________________________________________________________________ *If your current program takes more papers than what is on this list, please keep recycling them! The purpose of this list is to include papers common to ALL paper mills and paper recycling programs in Massachusetts. .