Cape May County began single-stream recycling on April 1.
Here’s what to recycle:
Paper:
Newspaper with inserts, office paper, junk mail, shredded paper (in clear plastic bag), brown paper bags,
Magazines, telephone and paperback books, cardboard and clean pizza boxes. Gift, shoe, tissue and powered detergent boxes, dry food boxes (cereal, cracker, pasta etc.) Remove all liner bags.
Also beer and soda carriers, non-foil wrapping paper.
Plastic:
No. 1-7 plastic bottles and containers including:
Food and beverage containers, including margarine tubs, microwave trays, yogurt containers.
Health, beauty and cleaning product containers,
Other rigid plastic containers including buckets and landscape pots, Five-gallons in size or less.
Metal:
Food, beverage and aerosol cans, aluminum, steel (tin) five gallons in size or less.
Glass:
Food and beverage glass containers including clear, green, brown bottles, jars and jugs.
Do not recycle:
Food contaminated boxes
Styrofoam packaging
Polystyrene egg cartons,
Wax-coated cardboard boxes
Window glass
Beverage cups, Paint cans,
PVC pipes,
Light bulbs
Plastic bags (from retailers)
Any items that contained chemicals or hazardous products
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