Sorting Guide: Container Usage
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Blue Container: RECYCLABLES
![Blue cart](https://streamline.imgix.net/7bef5bd2-e640-447e-9d5b-d39f4b949a52/e26908a9-0135-4484-af81-eb839886e3ed/bluecartlogo.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=6804e6e9698cfa14098f13f78bdc6f39)
ALL PAPER, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC,
GLASS, METAL & STYROFOAM
Aerosol cans (empty)
Aluminum cans (please do not crush)
Aluminum foil & plastic wrap
Beverage containers
Books (hard & soft back)
Bottle caps
Boxes & packing materials
Brochures, mailers & junk mail
Cardboard boxes
Cereal boxes & liners
Clothes, rags, shoes
Computer/copy/ledger paper
Drink boxes
Egg cartons
Envelopes
Food cans & yogurt containers (empty)
Glass products
Glass cosmetic bottles (empty)
Juice cartons & bottles
Laundry bottles & boxes (empty)
Lids & container closures
Metal & plastic coat hangers
Milk & cream cartons
Mirrors
Newspapers & magazines
Paper products (all)
Paper tubes
Pizza boxes & paper plates
Plastic bags/bottles/containers
Plastic cups/plates/utensils
Plastic milk jugs
Plastic toys
Ribbon, twine, rope
Sponges
Styrofoam products
Tin cans
Tissue paper & tissue boxes
All paper - wrapping, waxed, etc..
NO CARPET or RUGS
Black Container: NON-RECYCLABLE
![65 Gal black trashcan](https://streamline.imgix.net/7bef5bd2-e640-447e-9d5b-d39f4b949a52/a96d654e-24bc-4d8a-9ea7-34a485f92a21/65%20Gal%20black%20Cart.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=0111a8010075088c4fb76039a16cbb23)
Cat waste & litter (bagged)
Bathroom waste ie: sanitary supplies
Cigarette butts
Disposable diapers (bagged)
Medication (see disposal of medication - subject to special requirements )
Overflow from your green container
NO CARPET or RUGS
![green organics cart](https://streamline.imgix.net/7bef5bd2-e640-447e-9d5b-d39f4b949a52/66b9b245-a7fb-4cac-ac5e-8ec17ce28924/organicscart400.gif?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=f87682d75525972bb53efb74bb62a2e7)
Green Container: ORGANICS
YARD WASTE:
Grass clippings, leaves, twigs, small branches, weeds, etc.
DOG WASTE
FOOD WASTE SUCH AS:
leftovers, sauces, eggshells,
coffee grounds & filters, peels, pits, seeds, meat, poultry, fish, & their skin and bones,
pasta, bread, rice, FOG (fats, oils, grease)
Paper towels used to soak up fats/oil/grease
COMPOSTABLE BAGS ARE PREFERRED IF YOU ARE BAGGING YOUR WASTE
NO CARPET or RUGS