EFFECTIVE TODAY: The Ellsworth Reycling Center is changing what is accepted for recyclable items. Below is a list of accepted and not accepted items.
ACCEPTED ITEMS
✅ Paper: Magazines, Flyers, Phone books, News print, Paperback books (NO COVERS), Paperback catalogs
✅ Cardboard: Corrugated (EXCEPT WAX COATED)
✅ Plastics: #1 Plastic, #2 Plastic
✅ Metals: Clean Soup Cans, Clean Disposable baking pans, Clean Coffee cans, Clean Vegetable & fruit cans
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
❌ Paper: Shredded Paper, Office Paper (Plain Printer Paper), Envelopes with windows, Gift wrap, Used tissues & paper towels
❌ Cardboard: Wax coated
❌ Boxboard: Cereal Boxes, Pasta Boxes, Beer / Soda Boxes, etc…
❌ Plastics: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, Plant & flower pots, PVC pipes, Kids toys, Grocery bags, Broken trash cans & totes, Coat hangers, Kitty litter buckets
❌ Metals: Cookie sheets, Pots & pans, Coat hangers, Aerosol (any kind), Ice tea mix
❌ All Glass
❌ Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts: Packaging materials, Egg cartons, Meat packaging
