Preparation Do's and Don'ts

Preparation

Rinse Out Cans

Loose or in a

Brown Paper  Bag                  

Bundle and tie with a string or place in a paper bag

Do's

Clean aluminum cans

Clean steel/tin cans

Clean bimetal cans                      

Dry Magazines

Glossy Materials

Phone Books 

Dry newspaper

Colored but not glossy newsprint (comics and some sales circulars)

Don'ts

Aluminum Pie Pans

Aluminum foil

Aluminum doors

Aluminum furniture

Bags or boxes

Newspapers

Office paper 

Envelopes/Junk Mail

Hardback Books 

Glossy inserts

Staples (cows eat them)

Office paper

Magazines/catalogs

Envelopes/Junk Mail

Books

DO NOT PUT NEWSPAPER IN CARDBOARD BOXES OR PLASTIC BAGS