Acceptable Curbside Recycling Material & Oops Tags

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Smith, Sharon (Public Works)

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Sep 12, 2019, 2:19:06 PM9/12/19

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What Goes in your Recycling Cart

Aluminum and Steel Cans

Food cans
Beverage cans

Food and Beverage Cartons

Juice cartons
Milk cartons

Paper and Cardboard

Cereal boxes
Newspaper
Magazines
Mail
Flattened cardboard boxes

Other similar paper or cardboard materials that are free of any liquid or food waste

Plastic (Kitchen, Laundry & Bath) Bottles, Jugs and Dairy Tubs

Drink bottles
Detergent and cleaner bottles
Milk and juice jugs

Dairy tubs (yogurt, cottage cheese, butter, and similar food containers)

Preparing Your Recyclables

· Place all items loose in your container and do NOT put recyclables in plastic bags or put plastic bags in your cart.

· Please rinse plastic containers and metal cans before putting them in your cart.

· Flatten cardboard boxes before putting them in your cart.

· Make sure any paper or cardboard does not have food waste or oil on it.

Materials Not Allowed in Carts

Paper

· Hardback books

· Spiral notebooks

· Laminated paper or photographs

Plastics

· Plastic bags and plastic bags full of recyclables (www.plasticfilmrecycling.org)

· Plastic wrap, plastic packaging or packing material, plastic furniture, plastic toys, etc.

· Styrofoam of any type (including cups or plates)

· Plastic takeout containers

· Plastic trays (Lunchable trays, frozen dinner trays or bowls, etc.)

· Plastic trays, buckets, and flower pots

· Garden hoses

· Plastic coat hangers

Glass

· Glass bottles or jars

· Glass windows or mirrors

· Any type of glass or ceramic

· Glass bottles can be recycled at one of the recycling drop-off or convenience centers operated by the Public Works Department. You can also contract separately for curbside glass collection.

Metal

· Scrap metal

· Metal trays or pans

· Aluminum foil

· Electronics

· Wires or chains

· Metal coat hangers

· Batteries

Food

· Food waste of any kind

· Liquid (make sure acceptable containers are free of food or liquid)

· Food soiled containers such as pizza boxes, paper plates, napkins or paper towels (These items can be composted or taken to a convenience center.)

Clothes/Linens/Fabrics

· Please donate any usable items

Oops Tags

To help reduce contamination, Metro Public Works employees are auditing recycling routes and placing oops tags/stickers on recycling carts that have contamination. We will not empty a recycling cart that has an oops tag on it.

If you get an Oops Tag, here's what you need to do:

The Oops Tag will tell you what items need to be removed from your recycling cart and put into your trash cart. You should also check to make sure ONLY the items below are in your recycling cart:

Aluminum and steel food or beverage cans
Milk and juice cartons
Paper and cardboard
Plastic (laundry, kitchen and bathroom) bottles, jugs and dairy tubs (yogurt, cottage cheese, butter, etc.)

Plastic bags are not allowed in recycling carts. Do not put your recyclables in a plastic bag.
Please call HUB Nashville at 311 to let us know you have fixed the problems and are ready to request an additional recycling pickup.

Recycling carts will be removed from addresses for the following:

· Reoccurring contamination - If contamination is found two months in a row or on and off over several months

· Using recycling cart as a trash cart - any recycling cart being used for trash will be removed without prior notice

· Reporting contamination has been removed but cart still contaminated - any recycling cart that was tagged for contamination but, after the resident reported contamination has been removed and requested to have the recycling cart emptied, the recycling staff still find contamination when they check the cart prior to service.

Learn more about what you can put in your recycling cart and how to prepare material for recycling.

Tony

Anthony J Viglietti