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CITY OF HANCOCK RECYCLING
INFORMATION
Once a month curbside residential
pick-up is available the last Thursday of every month.
NEWSPAPER:
This means newspapers and the inserts (ads) that come with them ONLY!
They need to be bundled or put into clear plastic bags. We do not
accept plastic or paper bags for recycling. We also do not accept junk
mail or office paper for recycling.
MAGAZINES:
High gloss magazines and
catalogs ONLY! We do not accept books, mixed paper, and phone books or
semi-gloss paper. These need to be bundled or put into a clear plastic
bag.
CARDBOARD:
Clean, dry corrugated cardboard
ONLY! We do not accept cereal boxes, cigarette cartons, 12-pack boxes,
pizza boxes or any similar paper-type cardboard, and no shiny
cardboard. All cardboard should be flattened; staples removed and
bundled together.
PLASTIC:
Translucent milk jugs marked
with #2 HDPE ONLY! Must remove the caps and plastic rings. Milk jugs
should be rinsed out thoroughly. We do not accept any other type of
plastic (clear, white or colored) containers. Milk jugs need to be
tied together or put into clear plastic bags.
METAL:
Clean tin cans, metal jar lids,
and foil products ONLY! Remove the labels and then place the cans into
clear plastic bags.
Drop off recycling is available weekly
at Waste Management, Inc.; 1108 Enterprise Drive; Houghton. (South of
Sharon Ave, located across the street from Charter Cable offices).
Hours are: Tuesdays: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; & Thursdays: Noon to 6 p.m.
Recycling is a cost effective way to
reduce your need to purchase Hancock City garbage bags (also available
at City Hall).
THE CURBSIDE RECYCLING DAY IS THE LAST THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH.
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