Accepted Recyclable Materials

 

If the following is clean, dry and collected in an organized way, weÕll take it!

 

Mixed Paper and Cardboard:

 

á    Newspaper

á   Paper bags

á   Paper rolls from paper towels and toilet paper

á    Magazines

á   Paper egg cartons   

á   All boxboard packaging e.g. cereal boxes

á    Envelopes

á   Flattened boxes

á    Pizza boxes (clean lids only)

á    All office and coloured paper

á    Business receipts

* Almost all paper products are recyclable — any questions? Just ask us!

 

Plastics:

 

á   All clean plastics labeled #1 through #7

á   Film (soft) plastics e.g. all plastic bags, bubble wrap, cellophane, magazine wrappers

á   All plastic packaging

á   Plastic coffee lids

*Please collect small pieces of soft plastics in a separate plastic bag

 

Cans and Aluminum Items:

 

á   Metal food and beverage containers e.g. pop cans, soup tins, clean aluminum foil, pie plates

 

Glass:

 

á   All refundable and non-refundable beverage containers, jars

 

 

Thank you for choosing Cowichan Recyclists!