How to recycle/dispose of paper / mixed paper

Curbside collection: Weekly - recycling
County facilities accepting paper / mixed paper:
None

• Telephone books
• Paper recycling and identity theft

All clean paper items may be combined and placed in:

• small paper bags
• tied with strong twine in small bundles
• placed in small containers and/or small boxes with secure lids
• wheeled carts for paper recycling

Please do not use yard trim bags for your recyclable paper! When recycling collection crews see these at the curb, they will assume that they contain leaves, grass, or brush.

Cardboard boxes do not need to be cut to size, tied, or flattened for collection. (However, flattened boxes make collections more efficient.) Simply set your boxes out next to your blue bin for collection.

We accept:

• cardboard boxes
• paper bags
• cereal boxes, snack food and cookie boxes, shoe boxes, etc.
• frozen food containers (frozen meals and vegetables)
• paper ice cream containers and lids
• juice and drink boxes
• magazines and catalogs
• milk and juice cartons
• produce and fruit boxes
• newspapers and inserts
• white and colored office and printing paper
• paperback and hardcover books
• paper coffee and beverage cups
• shredded paper - shredded paper preparation details
• telephone books
• unwanted mail (with or without windows)
• wrapping paper
• all other clean and dry paper

Please rinse all paper milk, juice and drink cartons and remove their plastic caps before placing these materials in your mixed paper recycling cart.

Sorry, we cannot accept:

• packing material such as styrofoam or plastic
• carbon paper
• paper or cardboard contaminated with paint, chemicals, food, or kitty litter.
• foil gift wrap
• paper towels, napkins, or tissues
  • These are paper products, but are frequently contaminated with food or other materials.
• photographs/photographic paper, because of the coatings used on this type of paper. Please dispose of as trash.

Please do not place plastic bags, plastic wrap or Styrofoam® products in your mixed paper recycling container.

Never place syringes or other sharps in a carton that is to be placed in the mixed paper recycling cart and never place syringes or other sharps directly in the mixed paper recycling container.

Telephone Books

Telephone books are collected year-round as mixed paper in our curbside recycling program. We no longer offer telephone book drop-off sites. Please remove any plastic bags or shrink wrap before placing your books out for collection with your other mixed paper.

If you live in an apartment or condominium, or are recycling telephone books from a business, you may bring your telephone books to the Solid Waste Transfer Station or to local paper recyclers.

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This information last updated 10/23/2009.