Sanitation

Guide to Recycling

Recycling Hotline: 232-5383

"Do Recycle Paper"

Must be placed LOOSE in the blue recycling cart. ONLY shredded paper should be placed in a brown PAPER bag before placing it in the blue recycling cart.

Newspapers (all sections)
Brown paper grocery bags
Magazines and catalogs
Phone books
Corrugated cardboard
Home office paper
Junk Mail and envelopes
Cereal and cracker boxes
Beverage 12/24 packs (soda/beer)
Kleenex boxes (boxes only)
Gift wrap rolls and; paper towel rolls
Egg cartons (paper type only)
Cardboard tubes
Books (Hard covers must be removed)
Hanging file folders (remove metal hangers)
Paperback books
Shredded paper

"Not Recyclable"

Paper to throw away with your normal garbage:

Pizza boxes
Diapers - Waxed boxes
Personal paper products - Tissue
Books (hard cover type with covers attached)
Gift wrap (Christmas wrap)
Frozen food boxes
Dairy cartons
Paper with food on it

"Do Recycle Containers"

Place LOOSE inside Blue Recycling Cart

Rinse out all containers

ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS
TIN FOOD CANS (Labels and lids on)
GLASS FOOD AND BEVERAGE (Clear, Blue, Brown, Green)
PLASTIC NARROW-NECKED CONTAINERS MARKED WITH #1 OR #2 (without caps)

"Not Recyclable"

Containers to be thrown away with your garbage*

Wide mouth #1 and #2 CONTAINERS - that contained these items:
oil, brake, transmission fluid, margarine, ice cream containers
Empty engine oil bottles
Pesticide or other hazardous chemical bottles
Empty paint cans
Window Glass, Drinking glasses, Pyrex dishes
Ice Cream Buckets, Kitty Litter pails
#3 - #7 plastics
Plant Flats and Pots
Light Bulbs
Aluminum foil and cooking trays

*Used needles are a hazard and should NOT be put in recycling carts or garbage containers. Please return them to your pharmacy, or to the following locations for proper disposal: Mercy Medical Center ER, Greeters Desk (corner of 9th Ave and Oakwood Rd). Affinity Medical Group at 1855 Koeller St (during regular business hours at the pharmacy). Aurora Health Centers Pharmacy Dept.'s are located at 1940 S. Koeller and 855 N. Westhaven Dr.

"Don't be Late"

On your pick-up day, have all recyclables and garbage at the curb by 7:00 a.m., or place them on the curb after 4:00 p.m. the night before. Have all materials removed from the curb by 7:00 a.m. of the day following the day of pick-up, or a special pick-up fee will be charged for removal.

"Follow the Rules"

Recycling is the law all across Wisconsin. Communities wanting to keep their landfill privileges must separate from their garbage those things listed in these rules. People may no longer fill expensive landfill space with recyclables.

Following the rules makes recycling pick-up and processing cost less. It will also earn Oshkosh more money when your recyclables are sold.

"Recycle Only Items Listed on the 'Do Recycle' list"

ALL recyclables must be placed LOOSE inside the BLUE RECYCLING CART. NO plastic bags. Large cardboard must be cut down to fit inside cart.

"Still Have Questions....Call 232-5383"

Call the City of Oshkosh recycling hotline from 7:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or click here for other important information.