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City of Americus
 CHANGES IN RECYCLE COLLECTION
 
Due to the ever changing market we are forced to make some changes in the method of recycle collection. Listed below are the new rules for placing items in the bins located at Lowe’s (Hwy 280) and Hwy 30 (next to Dollar General)
                                                         
               LISTED BELOW ARE ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED
 
    PLASTIC                             METAL                                   PAPER                
Plastic bottles & jugs        Aluminum cans                   Clean paper/mail
  (no lids or caps)                 Steel cans                    Newspaper, Magazines
 Plastic dairy tubs              Tin plated cans               Catalogs, Phone books
(yogurt, margarine)                                                        Paperback books
                                                                                         Wrapping paper

                                                                               (NO foil or ribbons)

DON’T RECYCLE THESE
NO GLASS OF ANY KIND
NO FOOD/LIQUID RESIDUE
NO PLASTIC BAGS
NO STYROFOAM
NO PLASTIC CUPS, PLATES, OR UTENSILS
NO SHREDDED PAPER
NO CERAMICS, NO DISHES, NO DRINKING GLASSES
NO LIGHT BULBS OR FLOURESCENT TUBES
NO MIRRORS OR WINDOW GLASS
NO PRESCRIPTION VIALS, BOTTLES OR SYRINGES
NO SHARP OR GREASY METAL
NO HARD-BOUND BOOKS
NO WAX COATED PAPER
NO ALUMINUM FOIL OR TRAYS
NO AEROSOL CANS
NO TOXIC CONTAINERS (MOTOR OIL, PESTICIDES, DRAIN-O)
 
  ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEAN AND PLACED LOOSE IN THE BINS (NO BAGS)
REMEMBER TO RECYCLE----IT’S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
If bins are full when you drop off please call 928-1170 Advanced Disposal
For questions please call Robert Philmon 229-924-4411

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