York Waste Disposal Recycling Guidelines
Acceptable Items:
- Aluminum food and beverage containers
- Glass food and beverage containers (brown, clear and green)
- Bi-metal, steel and aerosal cans
- PET plastic containers with the symbol #1 narrow neck containers only.
- HDPE plastic containers with the symbol #2 narrow neck containes such as milk and water bottles, detergent, shampoo, bleach bottles etc without caps.
- Plastics with symbols #3,#4,#5,#6 #7 narrow and screw top containers.
- Newsprint
- Cardboard; flattened in 2' x 2' bundles (may be placed in recycling bin along with other recycling.)
- Residential mixed paper (junk mail, magazines, glossies, telephone books, printer/copier paper.)
- Cereal boxes
Unacceptable Items:
- Window or auto glass, drinking glasses, mirrors, light bulbs, ceramic, procelain, microwave trays, glass cookware/bake ware.
- Un-numbered plastic items
- Plastic bags
- Salad/deli containers
- Plastic food tubs
- Household items such as cooking pots, toaters, etc.
- Batteries
- Cardboard/paper with wax coating or liners
- Scrap metal and siding
Woody Waste Branches and tree limbs are not to exceed 3" in diameter and 4' in length feet in length and are to be bundled and secured by rope or twine and not to exceed 50 pounds. All other Woody Waste shall be placed in Kraft bags or biodegradable bags. Kraft bag are available either through your municipality or at various retailers such as home improvemnent or garden centers.
Unacceptable Woody Waste Items
- Rocks
- Stones
- Sod
- Grass clippings
- Stumps
- Tree branches larger than 3 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length.
- Woody Waste should placed in plastic bags.
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