Paper & Cardboard

Paper and Flattened Cardboard
The rule of thumb with paper recycling is, if you can tear it you can recycle it.

Paper consists of:

• Office paper, any color
• Newspaper
• Paperback books
• Old mail including envelopes
• Magazines and catalogs
• Paperboard like cereal boxes, shoe boxes, gift boxes, etc.
• Clean pizza boxes
• Flattened cardboard boxes (remove all non-paper packaging)
• Rolls from paper towels and toilet paper (remove the tissue paper from roll before recycling)

Paper that is not recyclable:

• Mylar paper (shiny paper like gift bags)
• Paper containers with food stuck to it
• Greeting cards with glue or glitter on them
• Tissue paper, napkins, toilet paper and paper towels

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