Recycling Update - Revised 03/17/09

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Waste Management will accept all recyclable plastics numbered 1 through 7. Descriptions of each plastic identification code are included were taken from the following website and are included below for convenience - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling. For more in-depth information on plastic recyclables, log on to the website.


B. Recyclable materials - clear glass, colored glass, and aluminum, steel, and bi-metal cans and plastic shall be deposited in a container by the parties or persons occupying premises within the Borough of Paxtang. Said container shall be of a capacity of not more than 30 gallons, and shall have clearly marked thereon a designation that such container has recyclable materials. Containers shall be placed for collection by such parties or persons in the same manner as garbage, rubbish, ashes and trash. Newsprint shall be bundled or placed in a paper container, such as a grocery bag, and set out for recycling on the same basis as other materials described above at the time and in the manner that other recyclables are collected.


The Term - CURBSIDE RECYCLING - shall consist of the collection and marketing of the following recyclable materials: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans, plastic, and newsprint. These items shall be removed from all apartments, private dwellings, and houses within the Borough of Paxtang as presently exist. Collection of recyclable materials from building contractors, commercial, institutional, and industrial establishments are not included in this option

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