| RECYCLABLE |
ACCEPTED ITEM |
NOT ACCEPTED |
TO PREPARE: PLEASE... |
| Aluminum Cans |
Beverage cans only. |
No durable or heavy aluminum items |
Rinse. |
| Auto Batteries |
Car and Truck only. |
No household batteries |
Put in appropriate container. |
| Rechargeable Batteries |
Camcorder, Laptop, ect. |
No household batteries. Size AAA to D. |
Please dispose in appropriate containers. |
| Glass Bottles |
Brown and Clear only. |
No ceramics, window glass, pyrex, drinking glass, or mirrows. |
Rinse and discard lids. |
| Large Appliances and Scrap Metal |
Refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, and other scrap metal. |
No barrels, drums, or any tanks. No televisions or microwaves. |
Please place in the scrap metal area only. |
| Corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags |
Three part cardboard and clean brown paper bags |
No pizza boxes or waxy coated cardboard. No paperboard (food) boxes. |
Flatten all boxes and remove all Styrofoam and other shipping materials. |
| Mixed Paper |
Paperboard (food) boxes, junk mail, colored paper, phone books, soft back books |
No corrugated cardboard or newspaper. No pizza boxes or other papers contaminated with food. |
Seperate from other types of paper. |
| Newspaper |
Includes inserts. |
No corrugated cardboard or other mixed papers. Please remove string and plastic bags. |
Seperate from other types of paper. |
| Motor Oil and other fluids |
Motor oil, kerosene, gear oil, Coleman fuel and anitfreeze. |
No solvents, gas, paint thinner or other hazardous substances. |
Please dispose in appropriate containers. |
| Used Oil Filters |
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Accepted at Julian Road site only. There is no charge for this material. |
| #1-#7 Plastic Bottles |
Must be a bottle- Neck must be smaller than the base. |
No bottles that contain motor oil or other hazardous material. Nothing other than bottles. (Tubs, peanut butter jars, ect.) |
Rinse and discard all lids |
| Fire extinguishers |
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Accepted at Julian Road site only. |
| Propane Tanks and helium tanks |
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Accepted at Julian Road site only |
| Steel Cans |
Food cans only. |
No aluminum cans or pet food cans. |
Rinse. |
| Clothing, Home Textiles |
Any gently used clothing and home textiles- curtains, sheets, towels, etc. |
Must be free of heavy dirt and moisture. |
Bag seperately from other recyclables and place in appropriate containers. |
| Toys |
All toys are accepted. |
Must be free of heavy dirt. |
Bag seperately and place in appropriate containers. |
| Hardback Books |
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No soft back books or magazines - they can be placed in the Mixed Paper bin. |
Place in appropriate containers. |
| Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids |
Any used glasses and hearing aids |
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Place in appropriate containers- all material is donated to the Salisbury Lions Club. |
| Tires |
Rimmed and unrimmed tires. |
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No more than 5 per visit. Only accepted at the Rowan County Landfill. |
| Yard Waste |
Leaves, limbs, stumps, ect. |
No painted or treated wood. No Bags, string, or trash. |
Seperate from household garbage. Accepted at the Rowan County Landfill only. |