- Recycling is included in our residential service.
- Recycling pickup is twice a month on the 1st and 3rd week of every month.
- You may use containers/bins of your choice to hold your recyclables. (We prefer smaller, liftable ones under 50lbs and not in plastic bags.)
- The MRF (county recycling facility) began charging us to deposit co-mingled recycling as of January 1st, 2010. Instead of charging extra for recycling, we made a small change: Effective March 1st, 2010, we are no longer accepting cardboard and paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes, six-pack containers, food boxes, etc.).
Please sort your recycling into TWO groups (these two groups *must* be in separate bins):
GROUP #1: CO-MINGLED CONTAINERS
Glass (all colors), Aluminum, Tin, #1 plastic bottles with a neck (ex: soda, water, salad dressing), #2 plastic bottles (milk jugs, detergent/shampoo bottles, etc.)
NO plastic bags, styrofoam, plastic food tubs (yogurt, cottage cheese, fresh fruit containers, EVEN IF they are #1 or #2!), plastics #3 - #7
Remember to first remove the caps from your bottles and rinse your containers!
Learn more about the different types of plastics represented by the #1 - #7 symbols right here.
GROUP #2: PAPER
Newspaper, office paper, magazines, phone books
NO neon paper, paper plates, napkins, brown paper bags, brown envelopes, paperboard (ex: cereal boxes)
Remember to put your recyclables into clearly marked bins -- not into plastic bags!
These recycling guidelines are set forth by the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) operated by the Summit County Government. Though they used to accept #3 - #7 plastics, they are no longer doings so because there is simply no market in the U.S. Please visit the High Country Conservation website for more information on this issue as well as and other great recycling tips.
View our trash pickup and recycling schedule
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