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What’s Recyclable ?
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MATERIAL
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What to
Recycle
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Recycling
Preparation
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What is
NOT ACCEPTED
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Clear Glass Jars and Bottles
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Rinse. Remove all metal or plastic lids. Labels
may remain.
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Brown, Green or White Glass, Light Bulbs, Dishes,
Windows, Crystal, Ceramics
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Newspapers
Magazines
Office and Shredded Paper
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Keep dry. Must be free of twine, rubber bands,
metals. Remove from your container into separate bins.
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Waxed or plastic coated paper. Foil (cigarette
packs, gum wrappers, or Christmas paper) Cellophane (crisp thin transparent
papers), books, school papers, office files. Anything old and brittle.
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Corrugated Cardboard,
Chipboard,
(cereal boxes
pop cases)
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Flatten
Remove styro packing or any
tape etc.
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No waxed coating or yellow cardboard accepted.
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Cans (ends, lids, and rings.
Foil and pie tins.
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Rinse cans, foil, tins, etc. Label
may stay on.
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Aerosal spray cans, batteries,
paint cans.
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Plastics
Milk jugs, detergent bottles, etc
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Look for the number 1 or 2 on bottom. Rinse,
remove metal rings, lids. Label may
stay on.
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Hazardous chemical containers, (oil or
anti-freeze, etc) Plastic bags, or wrap
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Any of the above items
may be taken to the Transfer Station during operating hours.
8:00 a.m. to 4:00
Mon-Fri and 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Saturday. You may
also choose to
drop them into the City
of Keokuk recycle bins.
The
recycle trailer’s location will change every two to three months,
traveling to different
locations in the city: near
the police station parking
lot at 12th and
Johnson streets; Rees Park at
K and Seventh streets;
Kilbourne Park at 19th
and Bank streets; Tolmie Park on
Plank Road; and
the parking lot at Fifth and
Concert streets. Trailer will be
moved
periodically to provide service to all areas of the city.
Drop-off is available 24 hours a day except when the bins are
being transferred to Fort Madison.
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