Recycling Cheat Sheet RECYCLABLE LANDFILL COMPOSTABLES Contains no liquids & little food residue GREEN WASTE PLASTICS FOOD WRAPPERS/CONTAINERS *Please keep caps on plastic beverage • Candy & protein bar wrappers • Grass clippings containers • Chip bags • Flower & hedge trimmings • Highly Recyclable • Disposable coffee cups & lids • Leaves & branches o Plastics number 1 as bottle or • Juice and food pouches • Lumber, scrap wood, & clamshell • Bags with a mix of metal & plastic plywood types (not o Plastics numbers 2 & 5 GLASS/PORCELAIN painted or treated) o Soda, juice, & water • Dishware • Weeds bottles • Flower pots o Beverage and Detergent jugs • FOOD SCRAPS Incandescent light bulbs • Acceptable (but may not be recycled) • Porcelain (check your city service at AthensServices.com to confirm if o Plastics numbers 4 & 7 • Vases & glass figurines acceptable) • Window glass METALS *Any putrescible matter produced PAPER • Aluminum foil & pie tins (clean) from human or animal food • All receipts • Scrap metal production, preparation, & • Bathroom & facial tissues consumption activities. No • Steel cans, dishware, etc. • Gift wrap with plastic or metal produce stickers. • Tin & aluminum cans • Hardback books • Bread, rice, & pasta PAPER (clean & dry) • Laminated or plastic coated paper • Cheese & dairy • Envelopes • Padded or Tyvek-type envelopes • Coffee filters • File folders (paper only) • Photographs • Flowers & herbs • Junk mail & magazines PLASTICS • Fruits & vegetables • Newspaper • All plastics #3 & #6 (hard & foam) • Meat, bones, poultry, • Paper (white & mixed color) • All black plastics seafood, & soft shells (e.g. • Paper grocery bags • Plastic toys lobster, crab, & shrimp) • Telephone books • Plastic bags, dry cleaning bags, cellophane, • Acceptable (but may not be recycled) bubble wrap FOOD-SOILED PAPER *All items must be 100% plant- o Cereal boxes (no plastic insert) • Small plastics (utensils, straws, loose caps, fiber based with NO plastic, wax, o Egg cartons (paper only & clean) anything less than 4 inches) or bio-plastic coating, liner, or o Frozen food boxes • Garden hoses & plastic tarps laminate. Must be soiled ONLY o Soup, milk, & juice cartons • Latex and plastic gloves with food or drink liquids. CARDBOARD (or similar) • Empty motor oil *No bathroom tissue, toilet • Cardboard & corrugated boxes MISC paper, or feminine products. • Pizza boxes (clean sections only) • Disposable diapers • 100% fiber based, • Empty aerosol cans compostable to-go GLASS • Pet waste containers & serving-ware *No window glass, porcelain, or non-food • Unusable clothing & fabric • Egg cartons (paper) related glass. Please remove caps/lids. • All tea bags and tea bag wrappers • Food-stained paper • Amber, green, & mixed-color glass • Lint • Paper napkins & • Clear food glass jars • Hard shells (e.g. clams, mussels, & oysters) kitchen towels • Soda, tea, & liquor bottles ORGANICS & SOILED PAPER • Paper food boats *Only if there is no green waste/food scrap • Paper packaging collection. Please see list to right. • Paper plates & cups • Includes all food scraps, green waste, & • Pizza boxes food-soiled paper Updated January 2021. Download this form and our container posters at AthensServices.com/Outreach-Materials. .