Recycling In A Minute: The term commingled recycling is when more than one type of material is combined in a container. At the New Paltz ReUse and Recycling Center, #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs with a neck are recycled with metal cans. These materials are mainly from the food and beverage industry although health and beauty items like shampoo bottles and laundry detergent are included because these plastic items also have a neck!
Please DO NOT throw any other items in the commingled container like plastic foam and bags. The Recycling Center does not accept these items.
COMMINGLED: METAL CANS GO WITH PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS in the BIG BLUE roll-off container
• metal caps & lids (soup, pet food, EMPTY aerosol cans, beverage
cans, etc.)
• plastic bottles and jugs with a neck (#1 and #2) (laundry detergent,
water/soda bottles, shampoo, etc.)
We ARE NOT taking plastic foam (styrofoam) or any type of plastic bags in any of the recycling containers.
