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[noun] -- a collection of papers that is not cardboard, newspaper, or magazines and that consists of office paper, junk mail, paperboard like cereal boxes, shoe boxes, six-pack cartons, paper egg cartons, etc.
[recycl-onym] -- mixed paper is generally converted in low grade paper products like newsprint and tissue.
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Mixed paper is most paper besides cardboard, newspaper, magazines. It Includes paperboard, like cereal boxes and six-pack holders, junk mail (plastic windows are okay, not heavy plastic cards), packing paper, brown paper bags, file folders (no metals), office paper (white and off-color), and yes even paper egg cartons (best flattened), even tubes like a paper towel roll.
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These can be recycled here instead >> Phone books Shredded office paper
Goes to the Dump: intensely fluorescent papers, spiral bound books, blueprint paper, butcher paper, carbon paper, food-contaminated paper, paper coffee cups, aseptic milk & juice containers, napkins, paper plates, post-it notes, photographs.
Shredded paper is not recycleable in curbside bins, but can be taken to Ohio Gulch to the Resource Recovery Center (or used as bedding in your worm composter!).
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Curbside
Simply bundle all the paper types together in one container.
Drop Offs
You can take this material to recycle at drop offs in:
Did you know...
- Locally we recycle over 263 tons of newspapers each year, saving over 1.6 million pounds of carbon pollution, over 3,100 trees and over 1.1 million kilowatt hours of electricity.
- On average, recycling your newspapers generates nearly $18,000 in revenues each year.
- Your recycling participation contributes to our average 16% recycling rate and helps boost our total recycling revenues to over $126,440 on average.
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Mixed Paper