RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

BASIC RECYCLING GUIDE FOR LEXINGTON RESIDENTS

RECYCLE	SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR RECYCLING	PUT IN TRASH
Paper • Copy and notebook paper • Envelopes • Junk Mail • Newspapers • Magazines, catalogs and phone books • Paperback books • Hardcover book pages • Corrugated cardboard (like packaging, boxes, typically brown with ridges inside) • Paperboard (like cereal boxes) • Egg Cartons	• Plastic windows in envelopes are OK • Colored paper is OK • Tape and staples are OK • Remove paper clips • Remove hard covers from books • Put all recyclable paper products in paper bags. Do NOT use plastic bags. • Flatten chipboard • Break down cardboard boxes - make size no larger than 30 inches in length and width	• Hard covers and bindings of books • Soiled or stained paper • Napkins, paper towels, and tissues • Laminated paper • Soiled cardboard • Waxed or plastic coated cardboard • Pizza boxes
Plastic, Glass & Metal Containers • All plastic containers with recycling symbol (small triangle with number 1-7 inside located on bottom of container) • Milk and juice containers • Juice and soy milk boxes • Glass food containers • Food cans (aluminum and tin) • Aluminum foil trays	• All recyclable plastics (numbers 1-7) • Empty and rinse all food containers • Remove lids, collars, and neck rings • Remove straws • Paper labels on cans and jars are OK • Tops of glass jars are OK • Remove lids and neck rings • Empty and rinse all food containers	• Plastic containers that do not have a recycling symbol on the bottom • Plastic bags (bring to supermarket) • All other waxed cardboard food containers (like frozen waffle boxes) • Non-food glass items (such as mirrors or window glass) • Ceramics (such as cups) • Broken glass • Aerosol cans

SPECIAL NOTES:
• At curbside, put trash at least 6 feet away from your recycled materials.
• Separate recyclable materials into two groups or containers: 1) paper and cardboard; 2) glass, plastic, and metal containers.
• Grass and yard waste should NOT be put in regular trash. Put these out on Yard Waste Pickup Days or take to Hartwell Ave. composting facility.
• Hazardous materials including lead and nickel-cadmium batteries, oil-based paint, solvents, items containing mercury, and household cleaners are NOT regular trash. They must be disposed of at the Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Theatre Camera accepts lithium, NiCad, and button batteries like those used in hearing aids and watches. (Alkaline batteries can go in the trash)

• For more information about recycling, call Matt Zettek, Lexington's solid waste/PAYT coordinator at 781 274 7298 or go to the Solid Waste Action Team website, http://www.Lexingtonma.org/swat/HomePage.htm.