Now you can conveniently recycle aluminum cans, steel food cans, glass food & beverage containers, newspapers and magazines, and plastics! Simply place the items in the 18 gallon bin provided. Items should be placed in your container with the newspapers and magazines on top secured with the cords provided on the bin.

What TO and what NOT to recycle:

HERE'S WHAT CAN GO IN THE RECYCLING BIN

• Newspaper, including all inserts and newsprint grade periodicals
• White paper and Office paper
• Steel/Tin food cans
• Glass Food/Beverage containers: Green, amber/brown and clear glass
• Corrugated cardboard
• Paperboard such as cereal boxes, shoeboxes
• Plastic bottles (must remove caps)
• Aseptic juice boxes
• Gable-top paper cartons such as milk cartons
• Aluminum food and beverage containers, including Aluminum foil (no food residue) & pie tins
• Telephone books
• Mail
• Six-pack rings
• Magazines, catalogs and paper junk mail
• #1-7 plastic containers and bottles with a neck

HERE'S WHAT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE RECYCLING BIN

• Yogurt cups
• Pizza boxes
• Plastic bottles that contain oil or hazardous substances
• Margarine containers
• Mirrors
• Window or auto glass
• Light Bulbs
• Ceramics
• Porcelain
• Coat hangers
• Glass cookware/bakeware
• Household items such as cooking pots, toasters, etc.
• Frozen food trays
• Plastic wrap
• Plastic bags
• Styrofoam
• Stamps and stickers in junk mail
• Shredded Paper
• Plastics unnumbered

More Questions? Call the Town of Fuquay-Varina Public Works Department at (919) 753-1027.