Recycling Process
Residential Recycling - NYC
What and How to Recycle:
PAPER & CARDBOARD
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YES - PLACE IN RECYCLING |
NO - PLACE IN TRASH |
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- white, colored, and glossy paper (staples OK)
- mail and envelopes (window envelopes OK)
- wrapping paper (remove ribbon and tape)
- smooth cardboard (food boxes — remove inside & outside plastic wrappers — shoe boxes, tubes from paper towel and toilet paper rolls, cardboard from product packaging)
- paper bags
- cardboard egg cartons and trays
- newspapers, magazines, and catalogs
- phone books, softcover books (paperbacks, comic books, etc.; no spiral bindings)
- corrugated cardboard (flattened boxes)
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- hardcover books
- napkins, paper towels, or tissues
- soiled paper cups or plates
- paper soiled with food or liquid
- paper with a lot of tape and glue
- plastic- or wax-coated paper (candy wrappers, take-out containers, etc.)
- photographic paper
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BEVERAGE CARTONS, BOTTLES, CANS, METAL & FOIL
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YES - PLACE IN RECYCLING |
NO - PLACE IN TRASH OR
DISPOSE PROPERLY |
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- metal cans (soup, pet food, empty aerosol cans, dried-out paint cans, etc.)
- aluminum foil wrap & trays
- household metal (wire hangers, pots, tools, curtain rods, knives, small appliances that are mostly metal, etc.)
- bulk metal (metal furniture, cabinets, large appliances, etc.)
- glass bottles & jars only
- plastic bottles & jugs only
- milk cartons & juice boxes (or any such cartons and aseptic packaging for drinks: ice tea, soy milk, soup, etc.)
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- plastic items other than plastic bottles & jugs (such as deli and yogurt containers; plastic toys, cups, wrap, etc. — if it's not a bottle or jug, DON'T put it in the recycling bin, place in trash)
- any glass items other than glass bottles & jars (mirrors, lightbulbs, ceramics, glassware, etc.), place in trash
- Styrofoam (cups, egg cartons, trays, etc.) place in trash
- plastic bags
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For official guidance as to recyclable materials please refer to the
New
York City Deptartment of Sanitation
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