Plastic bags and other film plastics (plastic that easily crumples in your hand) are easily contaminated with food and liquid, so they need to go in the trash. Please do NOT use a plastic bag to contain your recyclables! To learn more about Ablitt’s film plastics drop off program, click here.

Snack wrappers are a type of film plastic (plastic that easily crumples in your hand) that are easily contaminated with food and liquid, so they need to go in the trash. Examples include candy, cookie, and chip wrappers.

These low-grade food plastics have a long history of being contaminated with food and liquid, so they are undesirable for recyclers, regardless of size. If you can’t avoid using this packaging altogether, then try to reuse them before throwing them away. Examples include yogurt, salsa, sour cream, and cream cheese.

Expanded Polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as Styrofoam, is extremely difficult to recycle from a curbside collection program because it is lightweight and easily breaks apart. Place Styrofoam in your trash.

Garden and irrigation hoses are generally considered to be at the end of their life, so they are very difficult to recycle.

These low-grade plastics have a long history of being contaminated with liquid, so they are undesirable for recyclers, regardless of size. Reusable cups are the best option.

These lids are too flimsy to be worthwhile for recyclers. Reusable cups are the best option.

This cutlery is too small and weak to be worthwhile for recyclers. Switch to reusables, and be sure to keep a reusable travel set for carry out orders on the go.

If the empty pill bottle is smaller than 6″ it should be placed in the trash. If you wish to dispose of unwanted medication, please refer to this page for more information.

These plastic cases are not rigid enough for recyclers, and they are often comprised of mixed plastics. Try to donate CDs & DVDs, along with their cases, prior to disposing of them.

CDs and DVDs are comprised of layers of metal and plastic, which makes them impossible to recycle. Try to donate or repurpose dics for craft projects prior to disposing of them.

Tapes are comprised of different types of plastics, so they are nearly impossible to recycle.

Photographs are comprised of different types of materials, so they are nearly impossible to recycle.

Please place diapers in the trash. Never attempt to flush diapers down the toilet.

Please place all pet waste in the trash, including cat litter.

It is extremely difficult to separate the layers of plastic and paper, rendering this item trash.

Frozen food boxes are lined with wax or a plastic polymer to help preserve and insulate foods. Waxed cardboard is often used to transport produce, seafood, and meat. It is extremely difficult to separate the layers of wax and cardboard, rendering this item trash.

These envelopes are lined with bubble wrap. It is nearly impossible to separate the plastic and paper, rendering this item trash.

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Wrapping paper that has glitter or is iridescent should be placed in the trash if you can not reuse it. Skipping the wrapping paper altogether is the best solution – try wrapping gifts with fabric, or use old newspapers or magazines.

Drinking glasses are “tempered”, meaning they have been chemically treated. These chemicals prevent the glass from being recycled, so they must be placed in the trash.

The colors in artistic glass and sculptures is derived from metals. The metal and glass are nearly impossible to separate, rendering these items as trash.

Incandescent light bulbs contain wire filmanets that heat up and emit a glow. They do not contain hazardous materials, so you can place them in the trash.

Palms and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container. All contents of your container must fit inside with the lid closed.

Eucalyptus is considered “poisonous vegetation”, so it is not allowed with other yard waste. Please place these plants in your trash container.

Succulents and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container.

Ice plant is a type of succulent, and it is too strong for our yard waste grinders, so it can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container.

Bird of Paradise and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container. All contents of your container must fit inside with the lid closed.

Cacti and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container. All contents of your container must fit inside with the lid closed.

Yucca and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container. All contents of your container must fit inside with the lid closed.

Castor Bean plants are poisonous, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container. All contents of your container must fit inside with the lid closed.

Pampas Grass and other fibrous plants are too strong for our yard waste grinders, so they can not be collected with other yard waste to be mulched. Please place these plants in your trash container.