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BIG
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BULKY |
HHW |
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Acids and caustics
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Air Conditioners - Call (405) 297-2833 in advance to arrange special pick-up
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X
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Aluminum foil - Clean and free from food
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X
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Appliances, small -Small kitchen appliances such as coffee makers, toasters or blenders may be thrown away.
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X
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Appliances, large - Washers/dryers, dishwashers, ovens
* See separate information about refrigerators and AC units
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X
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Automotive fluids (motor oil, lubricants, antifreeze, brake fluid)
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X
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Automotive parts or tubes
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X
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Auto glass, windshields (place broken glass in bags. Wrap and secure in tact windshields in cardboard and tape closed.)
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X
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X
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Auto tires - Return to tire store
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X
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Batteries (household batteries, car batteries, Lithium batteries)
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X
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X
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Basketball Goals - Call (405) 297-2833 in advance to alert crews
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X
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Bathroom Product Containers (shampoo/conditioner/body wash bottles, cosmetic plastics)
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X
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Bicycle frames and wheels
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X
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Bicycle tires, parts and tubing
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X
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Books (paperbacks, and hard back pages)
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X
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Bottles, glass (wine, beer, other beverage)
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X
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Bottles, plastic (soda, water, detergent, bathroom and kitchen bottles)
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X
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Bricks, rocks, concrete from demolition
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X
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Bubble wrap
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X
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Cans, aluminum - soft drink/beer cans - empty, clean and dry
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X
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Cans, steel - soup, fruit/vegetable/pet food - empty, clean and dry
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X
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Cardboard boxes corrugated and paper cardboard, flattened
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X
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Carpets and rugs
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X
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CDs, DVDs, CD/DVD cases, cassette tapes, VHS tapes
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X
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Ceramics, crockery
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X
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Cereal, cookie and cracker boxes - flattened, remove bags
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X
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Chlorine - Do not put chlorine liquid or pellets in with trash. Take to Hazardous Household Waste.
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X
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Clothing (throw-away)
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X
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Coffee cans - metal or plastic, empty, clean and dry
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X
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Coffee cups, paper (i.e. to-go coffee cups from coffee shops)
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X
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Coffee filters
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X
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Computers, monitors and hard drives
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X
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Concrete
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X
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Construction/remodeling debris - Limited to DIY projects. (Contractors must take away their own debris.)
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X
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Cooking oils (fats, oils, butter and other greases used to cook)
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X
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Credit Cards (preferably shredded)
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X
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Detergent, fabric softener bottles - empty, clean, dry
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X
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Diapers or pet waste
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X
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Dirt (landscape dirt) Small amounts of dirt from plants or grass is acceptable, but please do not dump landscape dirt into your cart.
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X
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Drink cartons (milk, nut milk and juice cartons)
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X
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Egg Cartons, Paperboard and clear plastic
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X
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Egg Cartons, Foam
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X
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Explosives, Including fireworks
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X
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Feminine hygiene products - Do not flush these down your toilet.
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X
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Fertilizer
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X
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Fire extinguishers
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X
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Frozen food boxes - Empty, clean and dry
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X
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Foam (foam cushions, polystyrene foam, Styrofoam)
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X
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Food waste
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X
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Furniture (tables, chairs, couches, etc.) Mattresses and items infested with bed bugs must be wrapped in plastic and labeled "bed bugs."
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X
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Garden hose, cable, cords and rope
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X
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Glass bottles and jars - empty, clean and dry - leave labels on
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X
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Glass (heat-resistant kitchen glass, windows, auto glass)
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X
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X
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Grass clippings (bagged)
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X
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Hangers, wire or plastic
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Honey bottles (plastic, rinsed) and jars (glass, rinsed)
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X
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Insecticides (household and garden)
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X
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Jars - glass and plastic - empty, clean and dry
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X
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Kitchen wrap
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X
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Landscape waste (clippings from basic landscape maintenance. Grass clippings should be bagged. Tree limbs go in Bulky Waste. Dirt and rocks not accepted).
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X
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Light bulbs (regular/incandescent, LED)
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X
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Light bulbs (CFL)
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X
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Magazines, catalogs, direct mail
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X
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Mason jars - empty, clean and dry
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X
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Mattresses - If you suspect a mattress is infested with bed bugs, mark it as such and wrap it plastic cling film or a plastic mattress bag.
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X
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Medications - Take ALL medications to a pharmacy that accepts them. Do not put in trash, and DO NOT FLUSH them.
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X
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Milk jugs and cartons - plastic/paperboard - empty, clean, dry
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X
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Mirrors (small mirrors can go in trash, see BULKY WASTE page for
packing instructions for large mirrors)
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X
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Motor Oil
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X
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Newspaper, notebooks, notepads
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X
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Office paper, stationery
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X
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Paint, paint thinners, lacquers and stains
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X
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Panty hose
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X
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Paper bags, paper sacks (paper grocery sacks) - Recycle alone or use to contain shredded paper
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X
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Paper plates and cups, including paper coffee cups
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X
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Paper towels
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X
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Party wares - Paper plates, cups, and plastic "Red" or other colored plastic drink cups and plastic forks, plates spoons.
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X
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Pesticides (household and garden sprays)
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X
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Pet beds
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X
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Pet food bags
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X
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Pet food cans - empty, clean and dry
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X
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Phone books
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X
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Pizza boxes - Remove all food residue.
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X
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X
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Plastic bags (film bags, grocery bags, trash bags, bread or newspaper bags, shipping wrap, shopping bags)
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X
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Plastic bottles - shampoo/conditioner bottles, detergent bottles, soap bottles, cosmetic bottles, household cleaner bottles (with lid and squirt nozzle), water and drink bottles. DO NOT recycle bottles that have been used for motor oils, pesticides, drain cleaner or other household toxins.
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X
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Poisons (pest control, landscape and other poisons)
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X
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Pool chemicals (chlorine, HTH, fungicide, algaecide, etc.)
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X
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Pots and pans
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X
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Prescription Medications - Ask your pharmacy about any take-back program
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X
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Prescription vials (remove label, empty pills)
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X
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Propane Tanks - Tanks up to 30 lbs. can be dropped off at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
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X
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Refrigerators - Call 297-2833 in advance to arrange special pickup for appliances with Freon and other coolants. Doors to refrigerators must be removed prior to collection.
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X
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Rocks (Including rocks from landscape or construction project)
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X
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Rubber tires (not auto tires), rubber bands, rubber balls
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X
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Rust Remover
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X
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Shredded paper
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X
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Spray bottles Plastic bottles with with spray nozzle. If general household cleaning product bottles, recycle.
If used for herbicides, insecticides or toxic automotive fluids, go to Household Hazardous Waste.
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X
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Straws, plastic
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X
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Styrofoam, packing foam and peanuts
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X
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Syringes - Must be disposed of in hard-plastic container and placed in Big Blue trash cart.
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X
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Terra cotta pots and garden accessories
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X
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Tires
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X
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Toilets
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X
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Toilet paper
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X
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Tree branches, cut logs
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X
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TVs
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X
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VHS tapes, cassette tapes, CDs/DVDs, CD cases, DVD cases
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X
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Weed killers, herbicides
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X
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Wrapping paper
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X
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Yard waste, grass clippings (preferably bagged)
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X
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