Pierce County 
Recycling made easier
2 Stream COMMINGLE
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CONTAINERS ONLY All Containers Can be Placed Together |
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| Glass |
Bottles and jars only; clear, brown, green, Rinse and remove caps (labels are ok). Avoid breaking. No window glass, ceramics, china, light bulbs, mirrors or glass cookware! |
| Aluminum Cans |
Food and Beverage cans only - Rinse & flatten. No aluminum siding, cookware, foil pans or foil. |
| Tin Cans |
Coffee, soup, vegetable cans, etc. Rinse & flatten (if possible). Empty aerosol cans, steel lids, and caps are OK. No clothes hangers, pans, cookware, or metal items. |
Plastics NO PLASTIC BAGS! |
Type #1 and #2 plastics only, (milk jugs, pop & water bottles, peanut butter jars, cool whip tubs, etc.)Rinse and remove caps. Wide mouth containers are OK. Remove handles from ice cream pails, etc. No toys, plastic film, deli containers, plastic bags, food, styrofoam, 5 gallon pails, caps, lids, vinyl siding or plastics other than #1 or #2. Note: there are many types of plastics. Please check the bottom for the recycling # |
| FIBERS ONLY All Fibers Can be Placed Together | |
| Newspaper & Magazines |
Inserts are ok, catalogs, glossy flyers & paper |
| Corrugated Cardboard | Paper bags, cereal & cake boxes, manila envelopes, file folders Break boxes down and flatten! |
| Office Paper | White/pastel office paper and envelopes, window envelopes, scratch paper, computer paper, post-its: Place in a box or bag, tape shut, and label Office Paper |
| Phone Books All Mail |
Remove plastic credit cards |
| Not Acceptable: | Hard cover books, carbon paper, food wrappers, tissue paper, paper towels, detergent boxes, waxed milk or juice cartons, produce boxes, and greenhouse boxes. NO PLASTIC BAGS! |