Ashland Recycles Right

Acceptable Items and how to Prepare Them:

• Newspaper: put in paper bags or tie in bundles, ad slicks can stay in newspaper
• Magazines: same as newspaper
• Books (soft and hardback): same as newspaper
• Office Paper/Mail: same as newspaper
• Shredded Paper: put in paper or plastic grocery bags or clear or blue trash bags
• Non-Corrugated Cardboard/Boxboard/Cereal Boxes/Christmas Clothing Boxes/12-24 Pack Beverage Containers: flatten and tie in bundles or flatten and place inside other same-type cardboard containers
• Aluminum/Steel/Tin Cans & Plastic Containers: these items may all go in the same bag.
  • Rinse out food cans and drain
  • Cans can be crushed to save space, but it is not necessary
  • Aerosol cans may be included if empty
  • Only plastics #1 and #2 are accepted, NOT #3, #4, #5, #6, or #7
  • Milk jugs, water jugs, detergent, bleach, fabric softener bottles, 5 gallon buckets with recycling code #2 on the bottom, soda and water bottles with recycling code #1 on the bottom are all accepted; rinse containers and drain, remove caps, and flatten to save space. Labels and rings do not need to be removed.
    • Examples of bad plastic: cottage cheese containers, Walmart bags/plastic bags, plastic film, Styrofoam, bubble wrap, yogurt containers, motor oil containers, plastic pie containers
  • Do not include oil bottles or other containers even if #2 appears on the bottom
  • Do not include any other types of plastic
  • Some plastic containers i.e. soda bottles do not have a # on them, these are recyclable
  • Bag and tie items
• Flat finish see-through bags only

Please separate difference classes of items

Items NOT Allowed:

• Trash
• Food
• Styrofoam, Packing Peanuts
• Plastic bags (grocery bags, trash bags, glossy finish bags)
• Bubble wrap
• Used tissues, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates
• Used adult toys
• Used diapers
• Feces
• Used feminine products
• Any non #1 or #2 plastics

Glass:

• The City of Ashland does not pick up curbside glass items; however, glass items can be dropped off at 1674 Cleveland Avenue
• All colors of glass jars and bottles are accepted
• All food containers must be rinsed, caps and lids are to be removed and recycled in appropriate containers at the drop off location
• Light bulbs, mirror glass, window glass, ceramic, crystal, canning jars and drinking glasses cannot be recycled at this time
• Place glass into marked bin and discard trash, cardboard, etc. in other marked bins
• Labels on jars and bottles do not need to be removed