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1. Where Should I Place My Garbage Container and Recycling Bin?

• Place your garbage container and recycling bin at the curb by 6 am on the morning of or the night before your scheduled service.
• Place your garbage container and recycling bin within 3 feet of the curb with the handle and wheels facing away from the street.
• Make sure the containers are at least 4 to 5 feet from trees, mailboxes, cars, yard waste, utility poles, or any other obstructions.
• Place all recyclable items in the Republic Services provided cart for collection by the truck. Do not leave recyclables outside the roll-out cart.

2. What Should Go in My Recycling Bin?

Accepted Items

Recyclables accepted in your 96-gallon recycling cart are listed below.

Paper

• Cardboard, gift boxes, shoe boxes (flattened)
• Computer paper, office paper, color paper, envelopes
• Gift wrap paper (without foil backing or glitter)
• Pizza, cereal and food boxes (no food debris)
• Magazines, telephone books, paperback books
• Milk and juice cartons/boxes (must be empty)
• Mixed paper, newspapers with inserts, junk mail

Glass

• Wide-mouth plastic containers and lids

Plastics

• All plastic bottles and containers (numbers 1 through 7)
• Rigid plastics (toys, buckets, plant pots, trays, etc.)

Metals

• Aluminum cans and steel cans including lids
• Aluminum foil (no food debris)
• Empty aerosol cans (no Paint cans)

3. What Shouldn't Go in My Recycling Bin?

Unaccepted Items

Items not accepted in your 96-gallon cart are listed below:

• Batteries
• Clothing or fabric
• Glassware, light bulbs, plate or window glass
• Hazardous waste, electronics & paint
• Household garbage or food waste
• Plastic bags, plastic film or wrap
• Ropes, hoses, cords, tarps or wire
• Rubber or tires
• Styrofoam
• Waxed pasteboard/cardboard
• Yard waste, landscape debris, stone or rocks

Contact Public Works Department for proper disposal of the above non-recyclable items.

4. My Recycling Bin is Damaged/Lost. What Should I Do?

Contact Republic Services, Incorporated if your recycling cart is damaged or lost.

5. Where can I Drop Off Recyclables That Don't Fit in the Bins/Aren't Accepted in the Recycling Bins?

The Public Works Department invites residents to bring applicable recyclables to the Public Works building located at 321 E. King St, Boone, NC 28607. Listed below are the accepted items:

Mixed Paper

Recycle mixed paper by placing it in their roll-out carts and leaving said carts outside and to the right of the Public Works building.

Mixed paper can include:

• Catalogs
• Color Paper
• Envelopes
• Junk Mail
• Magazines Telephone Directories
• Office Paper
• Pasteboard

Corrugated Cardboard

The public is also invited to recycle corrugated cardboard in the green corrugated cardboard recycling dumpster located inside the gate in the back of the parking lot to the left of the Public Works building between the hours of 7 am and 4 pm.

Oil & Oil Filters

Deliver oil/filters to the Fleet Maintenance garage at the first bay garage door on the left side of the building.

Miscellaneous Items

During office hours (8 am to 5 pm) the following items can be dropped off for recycling:

• Batteries-only dry cell household batteries (rechargeable or one-time use)
• Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are to be placed in a sealed zip-lock bag prior to dropping off