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Menasha's_Recycling_Program
Menasha's
Single Stream Recycling Program
Residential recyclables are collected curbside once per month
on your regular refuse collection day. There are 2 different collection cycles
in the City of Menasha . Recycling schedules for your specific neighborhood
are provided with your yearly recycling material or by checking your address
on the website, or contacting the PWF.
When
preparing your recyclables for collection, please observe the following:
When
positioning your container for collection, please locate your container at least
3-5 feet from your blue refuse cart, poles, or trees that may interfere with
collection.
RECYCLABLES
ITEMS MUST BE RECYCLED!
RECYCLABLES
CAN NOT BE DISPOSED OF WITH REFUSE.
PLEASE
FOLLOW THIS NEW RECYCLING INFORMATION.
- Mix
ALL recyclable containers and paper products together for Single Stream collection.
- Place
them loose (do not tie or bundle paper) into the BROWN RECYCLING CART.
- Plastic
bags of any color are no longer allowed with Single Stream Recycling.
RECYCLE
THE FOLLOWING CONTAINERS :
-
Aluminum
Cans
- Glass
food and beverage containers (any color) with caps removed
- Tin
Cans (labels & lids on)
- Plastic
narrow-necked bottles marked #1 and #2 (with caps removed)
- Except
#2 oil, brake, and transmission fluid containers.
- Tin
Cans (labels & lids on)
- Aerosol
Cans (cap & nozzle removed)
RECYCLE
THE FOLLOWING PAPER PRODUCTS :
- Newspapers
(all sections)
- Corrugated
Cardboard (boxes flattened)
- Magazines
& Catalogs
- Junk
Mail & Envelopes
- Office
& Writing Paper
- Paper
Grocery Bags
- Chipboard/Fiberboard
(beverage containers, cereal and cracker boxes, etc.)
- Phone
Books
- Paperback
Books
- Hardcover
Books (w/ covers and binding removed)
DO
NOT RECYCLE THESE CONTAINERS:
(these
items should be reused or disposed of as refuse)
- Aluminum
foil/cooking trays
- Chemical
Containers
- Plastic
Bags
- Plastics
marked #3 through #7
- Tops
from glass jars and caps from plastic bottles
- Wide-mouth
#2 plastic (e.g. butter, ice cream, cottage cheese containers)
- Window
glass, ceramics, drinking glasses, mirrors, and light bulbs
Throw
out the big mouths. Only narrow-necked containers are accepted. Plastic containers
with openings that are larger than their bottoms (e.g. margarine tubs) should
be reused or disposed of in your household trash.
DO
NOT RECYCLE THESE PAPER PRODUCTS:
(these
items should be disposed of as refuse)
- Bathroom/diaper
paper
- Gift
Wrap
- Paper
with food on it (pizza boxes)
- Waxed
Paper or Waxed Boxes
- Frozen
Food Boxes
- Dairy
Cartons
DISPOSAL
OF NEEDLES
Used needles
are a hazard! They must NOT be placed in your
trash or recyclables. Return them to Mercy Medical Center-Oshkosh, Theda Clark
Regional Medical Center-Neenah or ask at your local pharmacy or clinic about
disposal options there.
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