STAUNTON AREA RECYCLING CENTER
(located) on Soccer Road - north of Soccer Fields)
HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and Holidays
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS PREPARATION GUIDE
Newspapers Store in paper grocery bags or tie bundles with string. Must stay dry. Keep separate from other papers.
Glass Rinse jars and bottles of residue. Remove lids and metal rings, and put with steel cans. Labels may remain. Sort by color: clean and brown. No window glass, Pyrex, light bulbs or ceramic.
Steel (Tin) Cans Rinse clean, labels may remain. Flatten for easier handling and storage.
Plastics Nos. 1 and 2 such as milk jugs, soda bottles, laundry detergent bottles. No lids. No items in which neck is larger than container (for example, cottage cheese containers). No motor oil or car care product containers.
Magazines and Catalogs Keep loose, and put in proper bin at recycling center. No newsprint type magazines such as Reader's Digest or TV Guide.
Aluminum Clean all aluminum foil, pie plates, TV dinner trays and pans. Aluminum gutters, siding and storm doors are also accepted. All aluminum cans are donations to our program.
Telephone Books Keep separate, and put in proper bin at recycling center.
The Staunton recycling site is operated by We Care Recycling, a non-profit organization. All donations are appreciated.
© Copyright 2005 by the City of Staunton, Illinois
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