MATERIAL

DESCRIPTION

PREPARATION

Glass

-bottles & jars, all colours
-clean food containers
-even window glass!

-rinse clean
-no lids or rings
-labels are OK

Metal Cans

-tin & aluminum

-must be clean
-no labels

Plastics

-bottles & jugs
-food & soap containers
-#'s 1,2,4,5,6, & 7
-clean plastic bags

-must be clean
-no metal contamination
-the code is on the bottom of the item
-no crinkly soft plastic (eg. chip, cracker or coffee bags)

Used Beverage
Containers

-return for deposit to retailer or authorized depot
-or donate to us

Newspaper

-newspapers & inserts

-keep clean & dry

Corrugated
Cardboard

-boxes, brown bags
-feed bags & pristine egg cartons

-no wax coated cardboard

Paper

-office bond & computer
-magazines
-cereal, soap, shoe boxes, etc
-envelopes, even junk mail

-KEEP IT ALL DRY!

-secure upright for shipping (lead acid only)
- acid is extremely corrosive;