If you are unsure, use the "What Goes Where" tool above to search for your item to learn the proper method of disposal. Do not place any plastic bags in your cart. Do not place anything in the cart that has come into contact with petroleum products or hazardous waste. Do not place anything in the cart longer than 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds. Rinse containers to remove grease and food residue. The Department of Sanitation does not provide guidelines for disposing of an item based on its recycling. Please, no drinking glasses or mirrors or other household glass. Learn more about number symbols on plastic recycling. The number 5 with the recycling symbol indicates polypropylene, often just shortened to PP.
#Recycle numbers code#
That number surrounded by chasing arrows is a resin identification code and tells users what kind of plastic they’re holding. Please note: Rules for some plastic and metal items may differ if your recycling is not. Fluorescent bulbs should be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. The recycling symbol on the bottom of a plastic product does not necessarily indicate that the item can be recycled. Anything with grease and food residue is unacceptable. Keep food and liquid out of your recycling. Only glass bottles and jugs are acceptable. Recycling 101 Three Basic Rules Recycle bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. : If you want to live in balance with nature, recycling is a must. Residents may also take large volumes of flattened cardboard to the City's Transfer Station.
For new move-in residents of the City of Durham, cardboard that cannot fit inside your blue recycling cart, must be flattened and a scheduled collection arranged by placing a call to the City's Durham One Call Center. Hardback books will not be accepted.Ĭardboard should be flattened and should fit inside your blue recycling cart. Boxes with wax coating and/or grease and food residue are unacceptable. Discard anything that is wet or contaminated by dirt, paint, chemicals, food, etc.
Also, please DO NOT bag your recyclables.Īll paper must be clean and dry. Number 1 (PET) This is the number for plastics that are made from Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET. Place all acceptable recycling items loose in your blue cart.
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