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Recycling

Recycling Works for Your Business

Recycling Saves Money and Natural Resources

By reducing the amount of trash your business generates you can reduce your container size and your garbage bill.

By taking the very easy step of separating your recyclables from other garbage you are conserving natural resources by reducing the:

• number of trees harvested to make paper.
• amount of minerals mined to make aluminum and steel; and
• amount of petroleum used to make plastic bottles and jugs.

What Can Be Recycled?

Scrap paper	Plastic bottles and jugs
Steel (tin) cans	Corrugated cardboard
Aluminum	Magazines and catalogs
Glass bottles and jars	Newspaper

Other materials commonly recycled such as wood, yard debris and large loads of scrap metal may be recycled at an additional charge. Please contact us for more information.

Paper

YES, these items are accepted

NO, items not accepted

White colored paper Mail (opened) Envelopes (windows, labels are OK) Fax paper (plain and coated) Brochures and flyers File folders Sticky notes Spiral-bound notebooks Carbonless forms (NCR paper) Computer paper Newspapers Magazines Catalogs Telephone books Corrugated cardboard Paperboard (tissue boxes, tablet backs) Books (soft-back) Paper bags Tubes (paper towels, tissue, mailing) Paper recycling can go in desk-side recycling containers. OK to include staples, paper clips, tape and shredded paper.

No foil, plastic, or wax coated paper No paper that has food residue No paper towels or tissue No hardback books No photographs or label backing sheets No plastic type (Tyvek) envelopes No frozen food boxes

Metals and Plastics

YES, these items are accepted	NO, items not accepted
Steel (tin) and aluminum cans Rinse and flatten. Empty aerosol cans completely through normal use. Plastic bottles and jugs Rinse and flatten.	Do not crush or flatten aerosol cans. No aluminum foil and trays. No lids, tubs, cups, or bags. No motor oil or pesticide bottles.

Glass Bottles and Jars

YES, these items are accepted	NO, items not accepted
Glass bottles and jars Rinse completely.	No light bulbs, window glass, vases, or drinking glasses. No lids.

Cardboard

YES, these items are accepted	NO, items not accepted
Cardboard Flatten and place in the cardboard container or flatten and place next to the recycling carts	No pieces larger than 36" by 36".

Plastic Film

YES, these items are accepted	NO, items not accepted
Plastic film Place in see-through plastic bag and place in container with cardboard.	No plastic tubs (yogurt and margarine) or food contaminants.

Source: City of Gresham, Department of Environmental Services, Solid Waste, Business Information web site. Copyright © 2005 City of Gresham.

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