No, these items are not accepted into our program. Additionally, ceramics, dishes and drinking glasses are not accepted. If unbroken, please donate these items or place them in your trash.

No, this type of plastic is not accepted by any processors to be re-manufactured into a new product. Therefore, we do not accept them for recycling.

No, they are not, unless the covers have been removed and placed into your trash. Books can also be donated to your local thrift store.

They are recyclable, provided that they are clean with no paint residue.

Yes, both can be recycled, provided the artwork does not contain paint. If that is the case, please place into your trash.

Notebooks with plastic or wire bindings are not recyclable unless you remove the binding and place that into your trash. If you do not care to remove the binding, please place the entire notebook into the trash.

Plastic #1 and #2 are the most marketable types of plastic for re-manufacture into beverage bottles and milk jugs. Cat litter pails are typically made of #5 material and have very limited demand. They are also difficult to grind up into pellets, which is part of the re-manufacture process.

Corrugated pizza boxes and circles are accepted, provided they are not contaminated with food or oil residue. If they are greasy, cheesy or have uneaten pizza in them, please place in your trash.

Place your recycling cart in the same location as the trash cart for pickup. Both carts should be out by 5:30 a.m. or the night before pickup day. To facilitate pickup, please place one cart on each side of the driveway or at least 5 feet apart.

We do not accept plastic, wire or wood hangers. Most dry cleaners accept wire hangers. You can donate plastic and wood hangers to your local thrift store.

We do not accept batteries of any kind for recycling. Regular alkaline batteries are accepted at Batteries Plus, or can be placed in your trash. Rechargeable and button batteries are also accepted at Batteries Plus, or can be dropped off at WLSSD's Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

Yes, please do place it in your recycle cart. If it is too big to fit, please cut into 2' x 2' pieces, flatten, and place next to your cart.

Yes, however, we would prefer you bag your shredded paper in a PAPER bag to keep it contained and less messy when we dump your recycle cart.

Not all items that contain the recycle symbol or number are recyclable. The items accepted for recycling vary widely across the country. It is all a matter of economics and finding a re-manufacturer that can make something out of the original product.

Yes, this item is accepted as the amount of film involved is minimal and works in the paper manufacturing process.

Yes, newspaper inserts as well as magazines or any glossy type paper is accepted into our program.

While it helps in the re-manufacturing process, it is not necessary to remove labels, however, you can if you wish. Please do rinse them clean!

Yes, the paper cartons are accepted. Foam cartons should be placed in your trash.

To ensure pickup, please place both your recycle and trash cart out by 5:30 a.m. or the night before your pickup day.

Visit the "Check Pickup Schedule" page under the "Recycling" tab on our website or call our office at 218-729-5446.

The plastics suppliers we work with do not accept plastic bags from us. They consider them a “contaminant” requiring us to remove them at our sorting facility costing time and money. Plastic bags can be dropped off at most local supermarkets for recycling.

We do not require you to remove plastic caps from the bottles you place in your recycling, however, they are not currently recycled by the processor we ship our plastic to. If it is not a big burden to you, we would prefer you toss caps into your trash, but this is not a requirement for us to accept your product.

Paper milk and juice cartons are not recyclable due to the wax coating on the cartons. Please dispose of them in your trash.

Styrofoam is not currently accepted by any of the suppliers we work with. Please dispose of it in your trash.