Great news- updated list from our recycling facility! Please be sure to follow this list VERY closely to avoid contamination. If your recycling is consistently contaminated with unacceptable items, we will have to discontinue recycling at your address.

PLASTICS Recycle plastics #1, #2, #4, #5 and #7. Look on the bottom of containers for a number inside the recycling arrows.

METAL CANS Recycle all food and beverage metal cans - steel, tin, bi-metal and aluminum.

CARDBOARD SMALLER THAN 2x2FT, NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINES You can also include newspaper inserts, catalogs, paperback books, phone books & brochures.

PAPER FOOD CONTAINERS Recycle food boxes including: juice boxes, egg, ice cream & milk cartons, and cereal & pasta boxes.

PAPER Recycle envelopes, office paper (NOT shredded), junk mail, greeting cards & file folders.

Please recycle only the items below.

For more information, please visit www.lapeerrubbish.com.

GLASS Bottles (clear, green & brown) Jars

“When in doubt, leave it out”

Recycling doesn’t have to require extra time and effort.Let us make it easy for you.

Styrofoamand plastic #6

Food packaging and snack wrappers

Paper towels

Coffee cupsand K-cups

Plastic grocery bags

DO NOT RECYCLEPlastic bags (grocery, bread, ziploc, NO bags)Plastic food wrappers Plastic without numbers Styrofoam Shredded PaperGreasy food containers Food or liquid waste Paper towelsYard waste Construction debrisHangers Scrap metal Hazardous waste Electronics, ink cartridgesCables or batteries Diapers TissueBio-hazardous waste Light bulbs Ceramics Dishes, windows, mirrors Hoses Toys Clothes Shoes Tools Plastic straws To-go lidsHoliday decorations Hardcover books