Sanitation

Please place the following items in your City recycling bin for collection:

PAPER

• Newspaper, magazines, phone books
• Office paper of all types welcome
• Junk mail
• Cartons (milk cartons and juice boxes-no straws, please)
• Paperback books
• Paper bags
• Cereal and food boxes and other brown paper (remove all plastic packaging)
• Please put all loose or shredded paper into clear plastic bags or paper grocery bags

CORRUGATED BOXES

• Avoid food-stained or wax-coated boxes
• Flatten all boxes, get rid of all packaging materials from inside
• Please stack it neatly at the curbside; please tie it up if possible

PLASTIC (containers labeled 1 through 7)

• Bottles: water, juice, soda, milk, ketchup, mustard, shampoo, detergent – please remove caps!
• Tubs: Yogurt, cottage cheese, margarine
• Rinse it please – to prevent odors and pests

ALUMINUM and STEEL Containers

• Empty and rinse, please
• Tin cans and food containers, soda cans, EMPTY aerosol spray bottles
• Empty paint cans (if you can’t use up the old paint, fill the can with kitty litter, let it dry, then put the litter in the trash and recycle the can)

Please put these in your City trash bin, and keep them out of the recycling bin:

• Glass—bottles, jars, glasses, windows, mirrors, and ceramics
• Food
• Food-soiled paper and plastic
• Shipping or padded envelopes
• Plastic food wrappers
• Plastic packaging of any type
• Wet papers or cardboard
• Wax-coated cardboard
• Used paper towels or tissues
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic tableware (knives, forks, etc.)
• Light bulbs & christmas lights
• Plastic Bags (including grocery bags)
• Hoses
• Yard waste including leaves, grass, branches, etc: Do not place with your trash. A separate truck will pickup yard waste at the FRONT OF YOUR PROPERTY ON STREET CLEANING DAYS. Please collect yard waste into compost bags. Please tie branches no more than 4 feet long in a bundle. For more information, call 311
• Do not put construction waste including drywall, cement, bricks, stone, dirt, or soil in your trash. These materials should be bagged and dropped off to the Harrisburg Incincerator.