What You Can Recycle at the Depot

The Recycling Depot accepts the following materials free of charge .    Packaging and printed paper is limited to residential use only.

Aluminum cans: We appreciate your donations of pop and beer cans – collected in plastic bags in front of the “tin can” bin – Thank you!

Appliances – Small electrical appliances, vacuums, toasters, tools, lighting fixtures and flashlights

Batteries: Household, automotive and marine batteries accepted

Car and light truck tires as well as bicycle tires: (larger truck tires may require a fee). Rims are not accepted

Cardboard: Flattened, cereal boxes, paper bags, all cardboard except boxes coated with wax (these are usually produce boxes)

Cell phones: We accept used cell phones and accessories

Cassette tapes: In the Bag marked “Electronics”

Computers: of all types as well as monitors, printers etc.

CFLs & fluorescent tubes: These are hazardous materials containing mercury therefore only accepted unbroken. Please hand to attendant.

DVD and CDs: Please place in Bag marked “Electronics” – cases can be included

Coffee cups and other paper cups: with non-deposit cartons and tetra-paks

Corks: Please put corks from wine bottles etc. in the container provided

Clothing / Textiles:  All clothing and textiles including purses, shoes, belts, drapes etc. In bags no bigger than 20 pounds

Electronics: All electronics including: televisions, computers, printers, cables, keyboards, stereos and telephones and electronic media

Glass bottles and jars: No window glass, no drinking glasses, no light bulbs, no ceramics, no mirrors

Glass beverage bottles: Wine, liquor, juice and milk bottles are collected in a separate bin next to the “glass bottles and jars” bin

Inkjet & Toner cartridges: Accepted with “Electronics”

Light Bulbs:  All light bulbs and fixtures are accepted at the depot. Please hand all light bulbs to attendant

Microwaves

Milk and milk substitute Containers:  Accepted

Paint: Leftover household paint in original, labelled cans, spray paint cans, and empty paint cans. Please check with staff as we get penalised for non-program materials

Paper: Old newspapers and other paper such as office paper, magazines, junk mail, phone books. No kleenex, no carbon paper, no multi-layered material and no contents of bathroom waste containers please. Tetra-paks and other poly-coated cartons and coffee cups are collected elsewhere, not in the paper or cardboard bins. The Depot cannot accept books  

Pesticides, poisons and flammable liquids: Please check with staff as there are some restrictions

Plastic bags: There is now one simple category for  all “Soft Plastics”  and it is called  “Flexible Plastics” which includes laminates, zip type bags, mesh bags, bubble wrap, squishy foam, etc. Look for the pink coded sign

Plastic beverage containers: Accepted

Plastic containers and lids:  Includes plastic plant pots and trays. No motor oil containers

Smoke alarms & carbon monoxide alarms: These contain radioactive material and can only be accepted intact. Hand to attendant

Styrofoam: We accept CLEAN, packing material – no insulation. Meat trays must be washed and clean. No “peanuts” please

Televisions –we can only accept TVs that are intact

Tetra-paks: juice boxes, all gable-top cartons accepted

Thermostats: We accept mercury type thermostats – only intact and untampered

Tin cans: Cans, foil, spray cans (except paint)

Video Tape cassettes complete with cases or boxes:  in “Electronics”