• any empty aluminum can
• soda, beer and juice cans

Cardboard

• any corrugated (3-layer) cardboard box or packaging
• clean, empty, and dry
• flatten boxes
• no pizza boxes

Glass Bottles & Jars

• any glass jar or bottle
• empty
• no caps or lids
• wine or pickle jars

Mixed Paper

• any clean, dry paper item that tears
• no wax-coated paper such as milk cartons
• white paper, colored paper, office paper, shredded paper, magazines, catalogs, phone books, junkmail and envelopes, wrapping paper and brown paper bags
• single layer paperboard (eg. cereal or shoe boxes, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls or soda cartons.

Newspapers

• any newspapers (including inserts)
• clean and dry
• no string or twine
• ok to put inside a brown paper bag

Plastic Bottles

• any plastic bottle
• "check for a neck!" - recycle any plastic container with a neck opening smaller than the base
• empty and rinsed
• labels ok
• no caps or lids
• bottles only; no tubs, cups, trays, bags, or 6-pack right
• eg. soda, juice, milk, water, ketchup, mouthwash, salad dressing, cleaners, or detergent bottles

Steel Cans

• any steel (tin) can
• empty
• labels and lids ok
• eg. soup, vegetable, or tuna cans