How to use the garbage/Recycling on Blair Complex
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Recycling Blue and Black Bins
( located next to the Green Bin, Behind the fence) 

*** Always break down Cardboard boxes ***
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What goes in your blue bin:
​Glass

• Empty bottles and jars

Metal

• Metal cans
• Soft drink cans
• Jar lids
• Aluminum containers (clean or food soiled)
• Aluminum foil (clean or food soiled)
• Empty paint cans with lids removed
• Empty aerosol cans (hairspray, paint, whipping cream)
• Spiral-wound canisters with metal ends (frozen concentrate cans, potato chip tube)

Plastic

• Food and household containers numbers 1 to 7
  • Please note : Rigid #6 plastics such as yogurt cups and clear plastics are accepted, while expanded #6 such as Styrofoam and coffee cup lids are not accepted.
• Take-out containers, bakery and produce containers (clam shells)
• Pails (remove metal handle)
• Planting trays
• Flower pots
• Single serve yogurt cups
• Clear plastic egg cartons
• Plastic bottles, jars and jugs
• Tubs and tub lids (yogurt, ice cream, margarine containers)

Cartons

• Milk and juice cartons
• Drink boxes
• Soup boxes

 

What can I put in my black bin?
*** Always break down Cardboard boxes ***

• Magazines and catalogues
• Newspapers
• Newspapers and Flyers
• Corrugated cardboard
• Telephone books
• Cereal and cracker boxes (remove plastic liners)
• Shoe and laundry detergent boxes
• Writing and computer paper, paper pads
• Hard and soft cover books
• Paper egg cartons, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls
• Gift wrapping paper and greeting cards
• Clean paper shopping bags or paper packaging
• Frozen dinner boxes
• Clean pizza boxes 

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Recycling White Bin 

What can I put in my White bin?

• Metal Furniture
• Scrap Metal 
• Old Appliances
• Toaster Ovens
• ​Printers
• Microwaves
• Bikes
• Metal Clothe Hangers
• Metal Car parts
• • TVS, Computers, Blenders

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What can I put in the Dumspter?

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• Cereal and cracker box liners, chip and cookie bags and canisters
• Chocolate bar and candy wrappings
• Wooden clementine and orange crates
• Foil wrapping paper, bows, ribbons
• Paper and cardboard lined with foil
• Waxed paper
• Food soiled pizza boxes
• Other soiled paper products
• Tissues and paper towels (soiled or clean)
• Coffee cups (wax lined)
• Ceramics such as dishes, cups and pottery  
• Other glass such as drinking glasses, window glass, light bulbs, and mirrors
• CFL bulbs (compact fluorescent) can be returned to a Take it Back! partner or a Household Hazardous Waste Depot

DO NOT PUT IN THE DUMPSTER
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• Batteries
• Tires.
• Hazardous materials.
• Wet paint.
• Liquids.
• Asbestos.
• Medical waste.