PAPER

YES

NO

WHERE

Telephone Books

Keep clean and dry

No plastic bags.

8*, 16

All Fred/Staff locations (mixed paper)

Newspaper

Dry, including inserts.  Keep clean and dry.

No plastic bags.  Do not tie with string. No catalogs.  No wet newspaper.

All Locations, and curbside in Fredericksburg

Mixed Paper

Keep clean and dry. 

No plastic bags or string.  No dirty, waxed, or food-contaminated paper.  No newsprint.

1-7, 8-10, 26-33

Corrugated Cardboard

Keep clean and dry.

No milk cartons, pizza boxes, or plastic coated cardboard. 

1-7, 8-10, 15, 16, 24, 26-33

Junk Mail

8*-10, 26-33

Food boxes

8*-10, 26-33

Magazines, Catalogs

8*-10, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26-33

Gift Wrap

Non-metallic.

8-10, 26-33

Paperback & Hard backed books

8-10, 26-33

Milk and Juice Cartons

8-10, 26-33

Paper Bags

8-10, 26-33

CONTAINERS

YES

NO

WHERE

Steel/Tin Cans

Empty and rinse.  Labels are okay.

No paint or aerosol cans, scrap metal, foil or food residue.  No household or automotive metal items. 

1-7, 8*-10, 11, 12, 26-33

Aerosol Cans

8-10, 26-33

Glass Bottles and Jars

Empty and rinse.  Remove lids and rings.  DO NOT break.  Lids/rings are fine in R-Board locations; broken doesn’t matter either

No ceramics, mirrors, crystal, milk glass, dishes, light bulbs, TV tubes, window and auto glass, or cookware. 

All Locations, and curbside in Fredericksburg

Plastic Bottles and Containers

Empty and rinse.  Remove metal and plastic rings and lids.  Crush.

Metal/plastic lids and rings are ok at R-Board sites

No automotive fluid, pesticide and chemical containers, types with code numbers not accepted in your program. 

1-7, 8* (#1-#7), 9(#1-#7), 10(#1-#7), 11(#1, #2), 12(#1, #2), 16 (#1, #2), 19 (#1, #2), 22 (#1, #2), 25 (#1, #2), 26(#1-#7), 27(#1-#7), 28(#1-#7), 29(#1-#7), 30(#1-#7), 31(#1-#7), 32(#1-#7), 33(#1-#7)

Aluminum

Empty and rinse.

R-Board accepts pie plates and foil too

No paint or aerosol cans, scrap metal, foil or food residue.  No household or automotive metal items. 

1-7, 8*-10, 11, 12, 13-25, 26-33

OTHER RECYCLABLES

YES

NO

WHERE

Yard Waste

8*, 12, 15, 16, 20, 26

Scrap Metal

1-7, 8, 26

Used Motor Oil

Collect in a clean, unbreakable container with a tight-fitting lid.

Do NOT mix with any other liquid.  Do not pour down storm drains or any drain, or on the ground. 

1-7, 8, 11, 12, 13-25, 26

Large Appliances

Refrigerators, stoves, washers/dryers, air conditioners.

Do not drain Freon- it must be removed by a licensed personnel.  Contact your local county about local policies. 

1-7, 8, 15, 16, 20, 26

Car Batteries

Lead-acid car and truck batteries.

R-Board accepts household batteries (rechargeable ones too)

Household batteries.

8, 16, 20, 26

Tires

Car and light truck tires. 

1-7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 26

Electronics

Working items only.

8, 26

Large, Rigid Plastics

Milk/soda crates, buckets with metal handles, laundry baskets, flower pots, molded lawn furniture, storage totes, coolers, 5 gallon water bottles, pallets, toys, empty garbage cans, recycling bins.

8, 26

Bagged Plastic Film

Grocery bags contained within 1 bag or stretch film or shrink wrap contained in 1 bag

8, 26

CDs/DVDs, Clear CD/Cassette Jewel Cases

8, 26

Building Materials

8, 26

Cell Phones

8, 26

Eye glasses

8, 26

Fluorescent Bulbs

Compact and tubes

8, 26

Inkjet/Laser Cartridges

8, 26

Mercury Switches/Thermostats

8, 26

Propane Tanks

8, 16, 26

Small Appliances

Must be working.

8, 26

Textiles

Gently used.

8, 26