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Paper and Cardboard : 515 Edgecombe Cooperative

PAPER

  • news­pa­pers, mag­a­zines, cat­a­logs

  • white and col­ored paper (lined, copi­er, com­put­er, sta­ples OK)

  • mail and envelopes (any col­or, win­dow envelopes OK)

  • paper bags

  • wrap­ping paper

CARDBOARD

  • soft-cov­er books, tele­phone books (paper­backs, comics, etc.; no spi­ral bind­ings)

  • card­board egg car­tons and trays

  • smooth card­board (food and shoes box­es, tubes, file fold­ers, card­board from prod­uct  pack­ag­ing)

  • cor­ru­gat­ed card­board box­es (flat­tened and tied)

Place all paper recy­clables togeth­er in CLEAR bags, or in any bin labeled with GREEN recy­cling decals or marked “MIXED PAPER”. Or place in the white dump­ster for paper recy­cling, if your build­ing has one.)

Flat­ten and bun­dle large pieces of cor­ru­gat­ed card­board and tie with stur­dy twine, or break into small pieces to place in your recy­cling bin or bag.

See how you can reduce your junk mail.

Don’t include the following with your paper recycling 

  • hard­cov­er books
  • nap­kins, paper tow­els, or tis­sues
  • soiled paper plates
  • paper soiled with food or liq­uid
  • paper with a lot of tape and glue
  • plas­tic- or wax-coat­ed paper (can­dy wrap­pers, take-out con­tain­ers, etc.)
  • pho­to­graph­ic paper

See why