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Recycling Do's and Don'ts

Plastics

Number 1,2,3,4,5&7 plastics can be recycled in your recycle bin. Milk jugs, liter bottles, shampoo bottles, etc. No butter tubs or containers with openings as large as the container. No plastic bottles that have contained oil or petroleum by-products. Please remove all caps.

Glass:
All colors of glass bottles can be recycled. Bottles only. No plate glass, ceramic or mirrors.

Metal:
All metal food and beverage cans can be recycled. It's not necessary to remove the label, but please remove the lids, all food waste and rinse. No aluminum foil.

Newspaper, Catalogs and Magazines:
Newspapers, catalogs and magazines can all be recycled in your recycle bin.

Junk Mail, Cardboard, and Mixed Household Paper:
Place all junk mail, envelopes, cereal boxes, cardboard, chipboard and all other household paper products inside your bin. No tissues, wet paper or paper contaminated with food products are accepted. All cardboard must be broken down to a size that will fit inside your recycle bin. Larger boxes can be placed under your recycle bin. Only flattened boxes will be accepted.

Recycle Update

The City of Bedford and Trinity became partners in recycling in June 1995. Since that time, Bedford residents have maintained high participation rates. In the last year, you have diverted approximately 3,588 tons of recycable material from area landfills. Trinity salutes your efforts and recognizes the contributions you've made to a cleaner environment.

Did you Know?

. Recycling a three-foot stack of newspapers saves one tree.

. Paper products account for 50% of landfill space.

. It takes 95% less energy to produce an aluminum can from an existing one, than from ore.)