What materials do you accept for recycling?

#1 AND #2 PLASTICS

#1 and #2 plastics include most plastic containers used in our area. Water bottles and soft drink bottles will constitute the majority of #1 plastics used in Alabama households. For #2 plastics it is mostly milk jugs, large juice bottles and cleaning supply bottles.

Plastic items have a label stamped into them designating what type of plastic they are. #1 plastics are also called PETE, and #2 plastics are also referred to as HDPE.

The plastics that we will not be accepting during this “pilot program” phase include things like plastic bags (#4 plastic), to-go containers and storage totes (#5 plastic or PP), styrofoam, plexiglass and all the other plastic variants. We will expand our collections to include all plastics as soon as our volume has reached a level that will allow efficient processing of the less common and less voluminous types of plastic.

METAL

We will accept all forms of metal including the following:

• Aluminum beverage cans
• Steel soup / vegetable cans
• Household / consumer electronics such as TV’s, computers, hair dryers, vacuum cleaners, treadmills,
• Appliances including refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, AC units, freezers, drink coolers, icemakers, outdoor grills, microwave ovens, conventional ovens, coffee makers, air fryers and likely any other kind of appliance you might have
• Fixtures like ceiling fans, light fixtures and decorative metal fixtures
• Miscellaneous household items such as clothes hangers, batteries, paperclips, electronic or metal toys, old Christmas lights, old basketball goals, canopy tents,
• Old hardware and tools such as door handles, cabinet knobs or hinges, nuts and bolts, old tools.
• Some furniture and office equipment such as recliners, fold out couches, box springs, metal bed frames, metal desks or shelves, filing cabinets,
• Machinery including cars, boats, lawnmowers, power tools, garage door openers, chair lifts
• Structural metal such as rebar,