Do not place any plastic bags in your cart. Do not place anything in the cart that has come into contact with petroleum products or hazardous waste. Do not place anything in the cart longer than 2 feet or heavier than 40 pounds.

Rinse containers to remove grease and food residue. Please, no drinking glasses or mirrors or other household glass. Fluorescent bulbs should be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Anything with grease and food residue is unacceptable. Only glass bottles and jugs are acceptable.

Residents may also take large volumes of flattened cardboard to the City's Transfer Station. For new move-in residents of the City of Durham, cardboard that cannot fit inside your blue recycling cart, must be flattened and a scheduled collection arranged by placing a call to the City's Durham One Call Center. Hardback books will not be accepted.Ĭardboard should be flattened and should fit inside your blue recycling cart. Boxes with wax coating and/or grease and food residue are unacceptable.

Discard anything that is wet or contaminated by dirt, paint, chemicals, food, etc. Also, please DO NOT bag your recyclables.Īll paper must be clean and dry. Place all acceptable recycling items loose in your blue cart.

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