RECYCLING
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GLASS, PLASTIC AND METALS

PAPER
All #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7 rigid plastics
Any plastic container with a #1, #2, #3, #5, #6 or #7 recycling symbol
Plastic and metal caps & lids
Plastic toys
Laundry baskets
Plastic crates
Plastic buckets
Plastic flower pots
Plastic nursery trays
Plastic containers
Children’s outdoor plastic toys (sandboxes, slides, play kitchens)*
CD and DVD cases
Large reusable water bottles
Clean PVC pipe (no dirt)
Plastic furniture*
Food jars
Glass beverage containers
Aluminum cans
Tin/steel cans
Aluminum foil
Empty aerosol cans
Empty paint cans
Pie plates
Cake pans
Metal lids and caps
DO NOT PUT THESE ITEMS IN WITH GLASS, PLASTICS AND METALS
Plastic Bags
Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. StyrofoamTM Brand Foam)
Packing foam & polystyrene packing peanuts
Plastic film
Bio-degradable or compostable “plastic” containers
Contaminated plastics—pipe covered in dirt, plastic containers with a lot of food stuck on them
Electronics
Auto glass
Ceramics
Fluorescent light bulbs & tubes
Incandescent light bulbs
Mirrors
Window glass
Pyrex dishes
Porcelain
Wine glasses
Hoses
Rubber tires
Dishes, plates, bowls & glasses

Shoe boxes
Gift boxes
Cardboard
Computer paper
Notebook paper
Paper bags
Paper towel tubes
Toilet paper tubes
Junk mail
Magazines
Catalogs
Paper folders
Shredded paper (place in a paper bag to prevent litter)
Phone books
Office paper
Newspaper
Wrapping paper
Cereal & other paperboard boxes
Egg cartons
Small pieces of cardboard: place in the cart
Large pieces of cardboard: flatten and stack on the ground next to the recycling cart
DO NOT PUT THESE ITEMS IN WITH PAPER
Soy/ milk cartons
Juice boxes
Frozen food boxes
Paper towels
Tissues
Plastic/wax coated paper
Photographs
Blueprint paper
Mylar paper
Carbon paper or thermal fax paper
Greasy pizza boxes
Waxed cardboard




How Do I Recycle...?
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The City of Davis contracts with Davis Waste Removal to collect trash, recyclables and organics and perform street sweeping within the city limits. Billing for these services is handled by the City's Finance Department.

Solid Waste Service Information for:
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Curbside Split-Recycling Cart
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Each residential curbside recycling cart has two separate compartments. The label on the lid details what can be placed inside each of the cart's compartments. Place paper and small cardboard pieces in the side with the black lid, and place plastic, aluminum, glass bottles and cans in the side with the blue lid. Cardboard boxes larger than 2 cubic feet should be flattened and placed on the ground next to the recycling carts on collection day. Do not place trash inside the recycling cart.

The Davis Waste Removal recycling truck that picks up the curbside split recycling carts has two separate storage areas inside—one for paper and one for containers. When the arm of the recycling truck lifts the recycling cart and turns it upside down over the truck, the lids on the cart flap open, directing the paper into one storage area and the containers into the other. The two recycling streams are kept completely separate. When the DWR recycling truck empties the recyclables at the recycling center, it empties the paper into the paper sorting piles, and the containers into the container sorting piles.


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