Recycling

Recycling Today for a Better Tomorrow: An Allied Waste Services of Albany-Lebanon Philosophy

Today, more than ever, people understand the need to intelligently manage waste. For a growing percentage of the population, this means looking for more opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle. Individuals in communities that we serve can recycle in a number of ways. In some cases, we offer recycling drop-off locations. In others, curbside home collection is available. Businesses can also find out about our commercial recycling capabilities available whether you have one location or hundreds.

Recycling--Material Recovery Facilities
Last year, Allied Waste/Republic Services recycled more than 3.5 million tons of material. This metal, glass, plastic and paper is equal to 23 pound for every man, woman and child in the United States. Recycling the paper products alone is equivalent to saving 23 million trees.

Click here to find out what happens to your recycling after it leaves the curb.

Locally, Allied Waste recycled over 24,000 tons of material, representing over 48% of all waste generated. This material was collected at residences, businesses and at our recycling depots. We are proud of that number, but continue to look for efficient and innovative ways to reduce waste.

Recycling and Composting

Allied Waste is dedicated to the concept and practice of environmental preservation by:

Constantly seeking new technologies and services that will not
only preserve our environment, but also provide more efficient
and economical collection, recycling and disposal of waste materials.
Less energy is required to create products from recycled materials than from virgin resources, both in the initial extraction of resources and in manufacturing new products. Recycling conserves valuable natural resources and saves materials that would otherwise be buried in landfills. For the environment, processing recyclables into new goods produces far less air, water and land pollution.
Sustaining a healthier environment and preserving our finite resources for future generations is why. Allied Waste has made a commitment to recycling and composting. Please become a part of this growing endeavor.

Allied Waste is making recycling easier than ever. Here's how:

The quality of our recycling is just as important as the quantity.
Not only do we work to increase the amount of material being recycled in our area, but we also strive to keep our recyclable materials as free of contamination as possible, conserving resources and energy.
We will provide you with a 65 gallon tan cart for commingled recycling and a gray bin for glass only. Just follow the examples below to correctly prepare your recyclables for pickup.

Follow the easy guidelines below when putting materials in your recycle cart:

PAPER

ACCEPTABLE	NOT ACCEPTABLE
Newspapers	Photographs
Magazines	Photograph paper
Envelopes	Waxed boxes
Junk Mail	Laminated paper
Maps	Food contaminated paper
Phone books	Paper drink cups and plates (not visible, but most have a plastic layer)
Book pages	Napkins
Catalogues	Paper towels
Post-its	Coffee filters
Calendars (non-plastic coated)	Tissue
Computer paper (all colors)	Tissue paper
Notebook paper	Metallic papers
File folders
Colored paper
Business cards
Adding machine tape
Two-part forms
Wrapping paper (non-metallic)
Paper bags
Paperboard boxes (cereal boxes)
Frozen food boxes (with wrapped food inside)
Milk cartons
Colored paper
Aseptic boxes (soy milk/broth, rinsed and dried)
Corrugated cardboard (cut small enough to find inside your tan cart)
Store receipts
Can labels
Paper egg cartons
Paper drink carriers
Coffee cup wraps
Shredded Paper (place inside a paper bag)

METALS

ACCEPTABLE	NOT ACCEPTABLE
Household cans (please rinse) Labels can be left on and will burn away when the can is recycled or can be removed to ensure that the paper is recycled too.	Wire hangers
Metal jar lids	Wire of any kind
Tins (spices, mints, etc.)	Scrap metal
Aluminum foil (clean)
Aluminum tins
Aerosol cans (non-hazardous material)
Pots and pans

PLASTICS

ACCEPTABLE	NOT ACCEPTABLE
Water bottles	Plastic bags
Soda bottles	Clam shell type containers
Juice bottles	Deli tray containers
Soap bottles	Clear plastic packaging
Shampoo bottles	Clear plastic cups and plates
Vitamin/asprin bottles	Toys
Milk jugs	Styrofoam cartons
Syrup jugs	Styrofoam peanuts
Detergent jugs	Styrofoam packaging
Juice jugs	Plastic tarps
Animal food jugs	Plastic furniture
Bleach jugs	Tube-type perscription bottles
Mayonnaise jars
Peanut butter jars
Jam/jelly jars
Margarine tubs
Yogurt tubs
Dip tubs
Whipped topping tubs
Ice cream buckets
Plastic buckets (smaller than 5 gallons)
Nursery pots (1 quart and larger/smaller than 5 gallons)

Please remove screw off caps and rinse containers. Flip off caps (margarine tubs, etc.) can be included.

GLASS

ACCEPTABLE	NOT ACCEPTABLE
Glass bottles	Canning jars
Glass jars	Pyrex ®
	Drinking glasses
	China/pottery
	Light bulbs
	Mirrors
	Window glass

Glass and motor oil can not be recycled in the tan cart. Please recycle glass in your glass bin and place the bin at the curb. We recycle glass in a seperate bin because once it breaks, it is very difficult to separate from other materials. All curbside programs in Oregon that collect glass recycle it on the side. Glass is collected every other week, opposite yard debris, on your regular service day.

NON-RECYCLABLE ITEMS

These items are not recyclable in your tan cart
Construction paper	Foil lined boxes
Paper towels	Paper cups or any paper that is contaminated with food residue
Scrap metal or appliances	Empty motor oil containers
Plastics with wire handles or other materials attached	Plastic bags of any kind
Plastic packaging	Styrafoam of any kind
Paint, thinner or other hazardous liquids	Containers larger than 5 gallons
Glass	Material that is placed in a plastic bag
Tissue paper

Remember, your cart should be placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. for collection.

If your recycling is contaminated or contains materials that cannot be recycled, the driver may not empty your cart.