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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

GOVERNMENT » Departments » Environmental Management » Recycling » Acceptable Material
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     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     Accepted at Julian Road site only.
Propane Tanks and helium tanks     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   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   Place in appropriate containers- all material is donated to the Salisbury Lions Club.
Tires Rimmed and unrimmed tires.   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.

 

 

  


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