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City of Buffalo - Recycling Information:

NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES & CATALOGS
Anything that comes with your regular newspapers. Magazines delivered to your home or purchased at a newsstand. All Catalogs, phone books and junk mail.
 
Place in recycling box loose, or next to recycling bin in paper bags. Put junk mail and writing paper in paper bags.
 
DO NOT USE STRING OR PLASTIC BAGS
ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE - Napkins, tissue paper, paper towels, wax paper, wrapping paper, ANY FOOD SOILDED PAPER
 
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
Recycle all brown corrugated cardboard. Brown paper bags. Box board (shoe boxes, gift boxes, cereal boxes)
 Remove all tape, staples and straping. Break down all boxes in 3 feet by 3 feet sections. Small pieces in brown bags.

 ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE
Waxed corrugated, cardboard lined with foam, cores from carpet rolls or any items made of laminated sheets of paper or cardboard. NO pizza boxes.
 

GLASS BOTTLES
 All clear, green and brown food and beverage containers.
 Wash containers. Remove lids and caps. Labels DO NOT have to be removed. Put all containers & METAL lids and caps in recycling box.
 
 ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE
Ceramic bottles and other ceramic items, flower pots, crystal, lightbulbs, mirror and window glass, heat resistant overnware, hypodermic syringes, eyeglasses 

METAL CANS
 All metal food & beverage containers (cans). Metal lids closure caps, aluminum pie tins.
 Wash Containers. Remove lids and caps. Labels DO NOT have to be removed.
 
 ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE
Propane cyclinders, silverware, matal/cardboard containers (frozen juice or motor oil), small appliances, metal cookware, tin foil or hypodermic needles.

DO NOT INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF BATTERY
 
PLASTIC
 Plastic food, soap & beverage containers with threaded caps. (Screw on lids)
 Wash containers. Only small necked containers. NO lids wide mouth containers such as yogurt and cottage cheese even if they are labeled with the recycling symbol.

NO styrofoam. - NO deli-containers. - NO microwave containers

 ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE
Anti freeze or motor oil containers, furniture, plates, plastic bags, tableware, medicine bottles, plexiglass, fast food containers, snack bags, yogurt and cottage cheese containers and Tupperware. (because of residue).
 
MILK CARTONS - JUICE CARTONS - DRINK BOXES
 Gable top beverages.
Containers including those with plastic spouts. Remove lids.
 Rinse and empty. Place in recycling bin with other containers. Do not mix cartons with newspaper or corrugated cardboard

ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE
Straws from drink boxes. Frozen food containers, Waxed paper or drink pouches.