SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING - New Recycle Toter

Con-Serv Industries (CSI) now provides single-stream recycling.  Single-stream recycling is the mixing of all recyclable materials into a single container for collection and processing.  Collection is every Wednesday at approx 6:30 am.

After collection, recyclable materials are brought back to LFF, Inc.  (CSI's recycling center in Sterling, VA) for processing.

In CSI's single-stream recycling program, the following materials are accepted:

CARDBOARD BOXES

PAPER

• Paper: office paper, magazines, phone books, newspapers, various colored papers, packing paper, and folders without binding

PAPER MUST BE PLACED IN CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS PRIOR TO DISPOSAL

CO-MINGLED MATERIALS

• Cans: aluminum and bi-metal (tin) 
• Bottles:  clear, brown, and green food and beverage containers
• Plastics:  recycling resin codes as follows:                     

CO-MINGLED MATERIALS MUST BE PLACED IN CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS PRIOR TO DISPOSAL

Items that should not be recycled include the following:

• Paper towels, napkins, tissues
• Bound books or reports
• Beverage glasses or tempered glass, such as window glass
• Cellophane, shrink wrap, or packing materials such as styrofoam, “peanuts”, or bubble wrap
• Any containers that held hazardous materials such as motor oil, paints or thinners, or household chemicals