2008 DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES

The following recycling commodities have been identified by the Douglas County

Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) as designated recyclables for 2007.  By

being designated, these recycling commodities have been identified as the

recyclables to be collected at the Community Recycling Centers (CRC’S) within

Douglas County.  Though there may be other recycling commodities that are

currently being collected within Douglas County the SWAC believes that the

uncertainty of a stable market prevents these commodities from being placed on

the designated recyclables list.

Only recycling commodities which the SWAC believes have a stable, six

month minimum local market value are placed on this annual designated

recyclables list.  It is the belief of SWAC that only those commodities that

have demonstrated a stable and dependable end user market should be

collected from the public, thereby preventing the public from having to

constantly change their recycling habits.

DESIGNATED RECYCLABLES LIST

2008

PAPER                                               

Newspaper/Phonebooks             

Magazines/Catalogs

Corrugated Cardboard, Click here to find out: What is Corrugated Cardboard?   

Sorted office paper (only white)    

Computer printout paper             

Inkjet paper

Ledger paper                              

Bond paper

Copy paper                                

Facsimile paper

Shredded office paper (no brights) click here for explanation.

Mixed residential paper (no brights)   

Paper bags                                  Junk mail

Packing paper                             Glossy paper                             

Stationary                                    Paper egg cartons

Envelopes                                   Cereal boxes

Paperback books                        Shoe boxes

FLINT GLASS: (washed & rinsed)       What is Flint Glass?   Click Here                                                   

Clear glass bottles/jars                                                                            

Brown glass bottles/jars

Green glass bottles 

METAL:                                                 

Steel  & tin cans                                              

Aluminum Cans                                       

Clean aluminum

Clean brass                                                

Clean copper

Clean scrap metal

PLASTIC:                                                       

P.E.T.E. #1 (washed & rinsed) Click here to find out what are P.E.T.E. #1 Plastics.                     

H.D.P.E.#2 (washed & rinsed) Click here to find out what are H.D.P.E #2 Plastics. 

PLASTIC:                                                                                                                                                   8

P.E.T.E. #1 (washed & rinsed)

              Soft drink bottles                        Water bottles

              Sport drink bottles                      Mouthwash bottles

H.D.P.E. #2 (washed & rinsed)

              Milk jugs                                       Juice jugs

              Shampoo bottles                         Laundry detergent bottles

              Trash bags                                     Grocery bags

Polyvinyl Chloride #3

              Medicine bottles                         Aspirin bottles

              DVD jackets                                 CD jackets       

LDPE #4 (washed & rinsed)

              Bread bags                                    Frozen food bags

              Squeezable bottles                      Dry cleaning bags

Polypropylene #5 (washed & rinsed)

              Margarine tubs                            Yogurt tubs

              Catsup bottles                               Salad dressing bottles

              Peanut butter jars                        Jelly & jam jars

Styrofoam #6

              Packing peanuts                          Egg cartons

              Cups/Plates                                   Cutlery/Utensils

Other #7 (Drained & rinsed)

              Motor oil containers                    Brake fluid containers

              Transmission oil containers       Anti-Freeze containers                                        

Plastic pesticide containers (triple rinsed) 

OTHER:                                                  

Residential sharps - Click here to find out what residential sharps are.    

Ni-cad batteries                         

Florescent tubes      

Cell-Phones           

Eye Glasses            

Appliances                                               

             Stoves/Ovens                                        Microwaves/Toaster ovens

             Washers                                                Dryers

             Water heaters                                        Dishwasher

             Refrigerator                                           Freezer

             Air conditioner                                      Swamp cooler                

Anti-freeze                 

Auto batteries                      

Auto tires