DROP OFF RECYCLING

DIRECTIONS TO CENTER   - 901 Patterson Drive, Bloomsburg, PA  17815

From Main Street Follow Route 11, Turn Right onto East Street
Go to Third Red Light and Turn Left onto East Seventh Street
Stay to the Right as East Seventh Street Becomes Old Berwick Road
Center is 1/2 mile on the Right Behind Whitmoyer's Car Detailer (Formerly Walt's Best Gas Station)

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

Bloomsburg Recycling Center mantains a source seperated drop off facility for the following materials.
All acceptable items must be deposited into the appropriately labeled bin for each item.

GLASS:

ACCEPTABLE: clear, brown, and green bottles and jars - separated by color. All bottles and jars must be emptied, rinsed and all caps and lids removed.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: window panes, light bulbs, drinking glass or dishes, ceramics, mirrors and unclean jars with food.

CANS:

ACCEPTABLE: steel (food cans) and aluminum (beverage cans) - separated by metal. All cans must be emptied and rinsed.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: foil, pie tins, or aerosol cans, pots and pans and scrap metal.

NEWSPRINT:

ACCEPTABLE: newspapers, inserts and ads, phone books. Keep dry.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: junk mail. (see mixed paper)

PLASTIC:

ACCEPTABLE: #1 PET and #2 HDPE bottles (soda, milk, juice, ketchup, detergent, cleaner). Empty and rinse, discard caps and lids. HINT #1 PET bottles have a dimple on the bottom.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: #3-#7 plastic containers, non-bottle plastics, plastic bags, ARIZONA tea jugs, margarine tubs, yogurt cups, motor oil bottles or antifreeze jugs.

CARDBOARD:

ACCEPTABLE: corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened) and brown paper bags.

OFFICE PAPER:

ACCEPTABLE: shredded or whole computer paper, copy paper, other white office paper.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: carbon paper, window envelopes or construction paper.

MAGAZINES/CATALOGS

MIXED PAPER:

ACCEPTABLE: junk mail and envelopes (with or without windows), file folders, manila envelopes, posters, greeting cards, paperboard boxes and cartons (cereal, shoe box, gift box, rice, pasta, frozen food, cookie/cake and cracker boxes, etc.), paper towel tubes, phone books, writing tablets, flyers, brochures.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: milk cartons, juice boxes, photographs, carbon paper, plates, cups, utensils, or any non-paper item such as styrofoam, plastic or metal.

BOOKS: hard cover and soft cover.

ELECTRONICS: computer monitors, drives/casing, printers, peripherals (keyboards, mouse, speakers, cables), VCR's, fax machines and radios.

         PLEASE NOTE: TV's REQUIRE A $10.00 FEE PAID AT DROP OFF