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1) NO PLASTIC BAGS They bind up sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Take clean, dry and empty plastic bags with a #2 or #4 to the CHaRM or participating grocery stores. 2) NO MATERIALS IN PLASTIC BAGS 3) NO FLATTENED CONTAINERS Automated sorting equipment separates 2-dimensional or “flat” materials (paper) from 3-dimensional or “round” materials (containers). The equipment will accidentally sort flattened containers as paper. 4) NO SHREDDED PAPER Shredded paper is too small to sort — the pieces gum up sorting equipment. INSTEAD: Recycle shredded paper in the bin marked “Shredded Paper” at the Longmont Waste Diversion Center. 5) NO CAPS OR LIDS ON GLASS BOTTLES OR JARS Metal or plastic lids left on glass create impurities in the new glass bottles. INSTEAD: Recycle metal caps and lids separately. 6) NO NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTICS LIKE SYROFOAM, PLASTIC CUPS, CLAMSHELL CONTAINERS, OR #1 BERRY CONTAINERS No stable markets exist for them. 7) NO Ceramics, Drinking Glasses, Light Bulbs or Other Non-Recyclable Glass 8) NO Hazardous Waste such as Motor Oil or Solvents 9) NO Frozen Food Boxes or Ice-Cream Containers 10) NO Liquids Left in Containers 11) NO Scrap Metal 12) NO Bio-Hazardous Waste such as Diapers or Medical Waste KEEP ‘EM OUT! NO Bagged Materials NO Shredded Paper NO Flattened Containers NO Plastic Bags no attached caps paper milk / juice cartons no foil pouches do not flatten paper egg cartons magazines, brochures, newspapers & catalogs greeting cards, mail, file folders, office paper & blueprints no neon or construction paper FLATTEN loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps clean, balled aluminum foil 2” or larger & pie pans no caps Want to learn more? Check out www.ecocycle.org for more infomation including videos about the recycling process and our A – Z Recycling Guide! SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING GUIDE Save & Post! PAPER & CARDBOARD PLASTIC BOTTLES, TUBS, JUGS & JARS CONTAINERS Bottles paperback books NO Non-Recyclable Plastics Jugs Sturdy #2 & #5 Souvenir Cups City of Longmont: 303.651.8416 Eco-Cycle: 303.772.7300 NO Lids on Glass Jars do not flatten Recycle screw-top caps on empty plastic containers! Jars ® Tubs no lids These are the 12 most important materials to keep out of your curbside recycling cart. When in doubt, keep it out. Call with questions. EMPTY & RINSE Place recyclables loose and unbagged in your curbside cart. www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste/ singlestream.htm www.ecocycle.org NO Liquids Left in Containers NO Scrap Metal NO Hazardous Waste NO Frozen Food Boxes NO Bio-Hazards NO Ceramics or Non-Recyclable Glass EMPTY & RINSE no lids printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper Longmont Waste Diversion Center 140 Martin St. Learn more about this facility by visiting: © Copyright 2012 Eco-Cycle, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Page 1: SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING GUIDE - Eco-Cycle€¦ · BOTELLAS, RECIPIENTES, JARRAS & FRASCOS DE PLÁSTICO ENVASES Botellas libros de tapa blanda NO Plásticos que no son Reciclables

1) NO Plastic BagsThey bind up sorting equipment. iNstEaD: Take clean, dry and empty plastic bags with a #2 or #4 to the CHaRM or participating grocery stores.

2) NO MatErials iN Plastic Bags

3) NO FlattENED cONtaiNErsAutomated sorting equipment separates 2-dimensional or “flat” materials (paper) from 3-dimensional or “round” materials (containers). The equipment will accidentally sort flattened containers as paper.

4) NO shrEDDED PaPErShredded paper is too small to sort — the pieces gum up sorting equipment.iNstEaD: Recycle shredded paper in the bin marked “Shredded Paper” at the Longmont Waste Diversion Center.

5) NO caPs Or liDs ON glass BOttlEs Or JarsMetal or plastic lids left on glass create impurities in the new glass bottles. iNstEaD: Recycle metal caps and lids separately.

6) NO NON-rEcyclaBlE Plastics likE syrOFOaM, Plastic cuPs, claMshEll cONtaiNErs, Or #1 BErry cONtaiNErsNo stable markets exist for them.

7) NO ceramics, Drinking glasses, light Bulbs or Other Non-recyclable glass

8) NO hazardous Waste such as Motor Oil or solvents

9) NO Frozen Food Boxes or ice-cream containers

10) NO liquids left in containers

11) NO scrap Metal

12) NO Bio-hazardous Waste such as Diapers or Medical Waste

KEEP ‘EM OUT! NO Bagged Materials

NO Shredded

Paper

NO Flattened ContainersNO Plastic Bags

no attached caps

paper milk / juice cartons no foil pouchesdo not flatten

paper egg cartons

magazines, brochures,newspapers & catalogs

greeting cards, mail, file folders, office paper & blueprints

no neon or construction paper

FlattEN

loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps

clean, balled aluminum foil 2” or larger & pie pans

no caps

Want to learn more? check out www.ecocycle.org for more infomation including videos

about the recycling process and our a – Z recycling guide!

SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING GUIDE

Save & Post!

PAPER & CARDBOARD

PLASTIC BOTTLES, TUBS, JUGS & JARS

CONTAINERS

Bottles

paperback books

NO Non-Recyclable Plastics

Jugs

Sturdy #2 & #5 Souvenir

Cups

city of longmont: 303.651.8416 Eco-cycle: 303.772.7300

NO Lids on Glass

Jars

do not flatten

Recycle screw-top caps on empty plastic containers!

Jars

®

Tubsno lids

These are the 12 most important materials to keep out of your curbside recycling cart.

When in doubt, keep it out. call with questions.

EMPTY & RINSE

Place recyclables loose and unbagged in your curbside cart.

www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste/ singlestream.htm

www.ecocycle.org

NO Liquids Left in Containers

NO Scrap Metal

NO Hazardous

WasteNO Frozen

Food Boxes

NO Bio-Hazards NO Ceramics or

Non-Recyclable Glass

EMPTY & RINSE

no lids

printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper

longmont Waste Diversion center 140 Martin st. learn more about this facility by visiting:

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5) NO Fichas O taPas EN BOtEllas DE ViDriO O EN FrascOsLas tapas de metal o de plástico dejadas en las botellas de vidrio crean impurezas en las nuevas botellas de vidrioEN caMBiO: Recicle las fichas de metal sueltas.

6) NO PlÁsticOs QuE NO sON rEciclaBlEs como recipientes de fresas o contenedores de comida para llevar. No existe mercado estable para estos.

7) NO cerámica, Vasos de Vidrio, Focos u otros vidrios no reciclables

8) NO Desechos Peligrosos tales como aceite de motor o solventes

9) NO cajas para alimentos congelados o contenedores de nieve

10) NO líquidos adentro de los contenedores

11) NO Desechos de Metal

12) NO Basura biológicamente peligrosa tal como pañales o basura médica

NO Materiales en Bolsas

NO Papel Triturado

NO Contenedores AplastadosNO Bolsas de

Plástico

botellas y frascos de vidrio

no fichas en botellas

envases de leche y cartones de jugo

no envases con lámina interior de aluminio

no aplastar

envases de huevos de papel

revistas, folletos, periódicos y catálogos

tarjetas, correo abierto, papel de oficina, carpetas y planos

no papel de color neón o papel cartulina

aPlastar

tapas metálicas y tapas de acero de

botellas sueltas

bolas de papel de aluminio aluminio de 2 pulgadas o más

y envases de aluminiobotes y latas envases de aerosol

no tapas

¿Quiere aprender más? Visítenos en nuestro sitio web www.ecocycle.org para más información

incluyendo videos sobre el proceso de reciclar y nuestra guía de reciclaje a-Z.

PAPEL Y CARTÓN

BOTELLAS, RECIPIENTES, JARRAS & FRASCOS DE PLÁSTICO

ENVASES

Botellas

libros de tapa blanda

NO Plásticos que no son Reciclables

Jarras

Vasos de Recuerdos de Plastico

#2 y #5

ciudad de longmont: 303.651.8416 Eco-cycle: 303.243.5820

NO Tapas en Frascos de Vidrio

no aplastar

¡Recicle las tapas de rosca en las botellas de plástico vacías!

Frascos

®

Recipientesno tapas

cuando hay duda, déjelo afuera.

llame con preguntas.

VACÍE Y ENJUAGUE

Coloque materiales reciclables sueltos y sin bolsa

en su bote de reciclables.

NO Líquidos en los Contenedores

NO Desechos de Metal

NO Desechos PeligrososNO Cajas para

Alimentos Congelados

VACÍE Y ENJUAGUE

no tapas

Impreso en papel 100% reciclado

¡Anuncio!GUÍA DE RECICLAJE DE SINGLE STREAM

DÉJELOS AFUERA!

!

www.ci.longmont.co.us/solidwaste/ singlestream.htm

www.ecocycle.org

longmont Waste Diversion center 140 Martin st. (140 calle Martin) aprenda más sobre este local visitando:

cajas y bolsas de papel

NO Materiales Biológicamente Peligrosos NO Cerámica o

Vidrio no reciclable

Estos son los 12 materiales más importantes de no poner dentro de su bote de reciclaje.1) NO BOlsas DE PlÁsticO Atoran la maquinaria automática de clasificación.EN caMBiO: Lleve las bolsas de plástico limpias, secas y vacías con un #2 o #4 al centro para materiales difíciles de reciclar (CHaRM) o tiendas participantes.

2) NO MatErialEs EN BOlsas DE PlÁsticO

3) NO cONtENEDOrEs aPlastaDOs La maquinaria automática de clasificación separa el material aplanado (papel) y el material redondo (contenedores). El equipo clasificara accidentalmente los contenedores aplastados como papel.

4) NO PaPEl trituraDOPapel triturado es demasiado pequeño para clasificar – los pedacitos se quedan pegados en las máquinas de clasificación. EN caMBiO: Recicle el papel triturado en el contenedor de “Papel Triturado” en el Longmont Waste Diversion Center. ©

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