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City Of Hancock
Recycling Information |
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Once a month curbside residential
pick-up is available
the last Thursday of every month.
NOTE:
OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM IS NOW SINGLE STREAM.
ALL ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING MAY BE MIXED. |
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ACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
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Office Paper (any color, NO
fluorescent bond, photocopy,
printer/laser, notebook, legal,
fax, plotter) shredded is OK, if
place in plastic bags
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Envelopes (labels & windows OK)
White, pastel, interoffice NO
Tyvek (reinforced-fiber) or
padded Brown envelopes w/string
closure
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Magazines and Catalogs
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Newspapers and inserts
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Telephone books
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Post-it notes
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Junk mail (unopened OK)
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Paperback books
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Soft Cover computer manuals
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Hard cover books
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Manila file folders
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White/Pastel packing paper (NO
tissue)
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White box board or card stock
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Soft drink or beer cartons
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Cereal box type cardboard
(remove inner packaging)
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Paper bags or other brown paper
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Gray paperboard, boxboard, egg
cartons
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Dark-colored accordion files
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Corrugated Cardboard
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Plastics #1 or #2 ONLY
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Metal cans, tin cans, jar lids
and foil products
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NO Plastic transparencies, or
photographs
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NO Metal spiral or plastic ring
bindings
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NO Candy wrappers or chip bags
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NO Pizza boxes or other food
containers
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NO Brightly colored
(fluorescent) paper
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NO Paper towels, napkins, or
tissue paper
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NO Dark-colored hanging files
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NO GLASS OF ANY KIND
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NO Carbon paper (carbonless is
OK)
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NO Wax Paper
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NO Paper ream wrappers (most are
plastic coated or tan inside)
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NO Styrofoam or other packing
materials
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Remove paper
clips and staples. Small amounts of tape are
OK.
CARDBOARD MUST BE BROKEN DOWN AND
FLATTENED
IF YOU
MISS OUR CITY CURBSIDE PICK-UP, YOU CAN TAKE
YOUR ITEMS TO:
WASTE MANAGEMENT
1108 ENTERPRISE DRIVE
HOUGHTON, MI 49931
(906) 482-7524
Summer Hours: May 1st - October 31st
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Winter Hours: November 1st - April 30th
Monday and Wednesday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Please follow
the above guidelines. If this becomes a
problem, Waste Management may have to start
charging customers to drop off recycling.
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