Below are some pictures of common recycling mistakes. If your recycling looks anything like this you’re probably not recycling correctly. Common items not accepted are plastic bags (and similar plastic), Styrofoam, and shredded paper. Make sure to follow our recycle guide as well (we recommend printing out your recycle guide and putting it somewhere near your recycle cart).
Garbage bags and grocery bags are a common problem in recycle carts. We also don’t take shredded paper (please put in the garbage). Your cart will get left if they are found inside. 
Grocery Bags are not accepted in your recycling. We do not take them at all. Garbage bags are also not accepted. 
No foam is accepted of any kind. 
Grocery-bags, food-bags, food-packaging, plastic-packaging, plastic rings. Plastic bags come in many forms and we do not accept anything thats soft plastic. 
Bubble-wrap and Amazon Packages are not accepted. Even though the yellow amazon packages look like paper they have bubble-wrap and or foam inside of them. 
Plastic wrapping from water bottles, pop, or wrapped around cardboard. 
Shredded paper is no longer accepted. Please put in the trash instead. 
Please don’t put your dirty Kleenex or paper towel in your recycling. We also don’t take Styrofoam food containers. 
Plastic from packaging or from inside cardboard boxes. If this plastic is in your boxes we will not take the whole box. 
Even though this packaging plastic has recycle symbols our recycle center does not accept it. 
Coat hangers are not accepted whether metal or plastic. 
Gift bags and or wrapping paper (tissue Paper) are not accepted office papers only. 
No wrapping paper please. 
Plastic needs to be removed from plastic wrapped newspaper. 
If you can’t wash out and clean your old condiment containers don’t put them in your recycle cart. 
Containers need to be washed out and clean. 
Containers needs to be washed out and clean. 
Produce bags are not accepted. 
Plastic wrapped cardboard. Please remove plastic from any cardboard or we will not take. 
Flower pots and/or trays are not accepted! Please do not put grass or leaves in your recycle container. 
If your recycle cart got left behind if might have looked like this one. Soft plastic is not accepted. 
Packing peanuts are not recyclable. 
Recycling should be clean it shouldn’t look or smell like the bag in the picture. 
Make sure to rinse out milk containers before recycling them.