Less waste is good sense

" -Your guide to Organics,
Recycling, and Regular waste
processing in our building.-"
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The following list includes
some materials that may be
disposed of as regular
refuse:
Aluminum foil;
Broken toys;
Carbon paper;
Cardboard concentrated
  juice cans e.g. frozen
  orange
  juice;
Disposable coffee cups;
Disposable diapers;
Empty aerosols;
Empty or dry paint cans;
Empty pill bottles;
Floor sweepings;
Rags & non-reusable
  clothes
Latex gloves;
Light bulbs;
Non-recyclable cleaner
 containers;
Non-recyclable
  packaging;
Non-recyclable plastics;
Potato chip bags;
Scouring pads;
Soiled plastic wrap;
Styrofoam;
Thermal fax paper;
Toothpaste tubes;
Vacuum cleaner bags;
Wallpaper;
Wrapped broken glass &
 drinking glasses
 ceramics,
 window panes, heat
 treated
 glass, Visionware, Pyrex.



The following items can be
 recycled:

Plastic bottles & containers
 (HDPE & PETE1)
Plastic bags
Glass bottles and jars
Steel & aluminum cans
Clean foil pie plates
Paper milk cartons, Mini
 Sips & Tetra Juice Paks.

 All items are to be cleaned,
 caps removed and placed in
 a  transparent or blue bag.

 Place in separate grocery
 bag, or transparent bag:
Dry & clean paper, news-
 papers, flyers, glossy
 magazines, catalogues,
 envelopes, paper egg cartons
 paperbacks & phone books.
 
 Prefer flattened & bundled:
Corrugated cardboard-
 (corrugated cardboard is
 'waffled' between the
 layers).

The following items can be
 included for composting:

Food Waste: Fruit & veg.
 peelings, food preparation
 scraps, meat, chicken, fish
 shellfish, dairy products,
 cheese, grains, bread, rice,
 pasta, bones, egg shells
 coffee grounds & filter,
 tea leaves & tea bags;
Yard Waste: Grass, leaves &
 brush, small branches &
 plant wastes, etc.;
Boxboard: Cereal, shoe,
 tissue cracker, cookie,
 baking product  &
 compostable frozen food
 boxes, toilet paper rolls,
 paper towel rolls 
 (no plastic);
Soiled & non-Recyclable
 Paper:
 Soiled food napkins, paper
 towels, soiled pizza boxes &
 compostable paper, fast
 food wrappers, wax paper
 file folders, yellow (manila)
 envelopes, paper plates 
 (no styrofoam), damp or
 soiled newspapers & flyers,
 sugar, flour & paper bags;
Other:Sawdust & wood
 shavings.

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