New Guidelines on Plastic Recycling: The Township of Morris is announcing an important change in its plastic container recycling rules for its curbside recycling program. Only plastic containers coded 1,2,& 5 are acceptable. Coded #1 (PET, Poly EthyleneTerephthalate) examples include water, soda and salad dressing bottles, microwavable food trays, and peanut butter container. Coded #2 (HDPE, High Density Polyethylene) examples include milk jugs, shampoo bottles, and butter and yogurt tubs. Coded #5 (PP, Polypropylene) examples include ketchup and syrup bottles, and some yogurt containers. Recycling Homepage

Recycle: Paper: Newspapers/ Magazines • Junk Mail/ Office Paper • Corrugated Cardboard (breakdown & place loosely in cart) • Cereal/Cracker/Cookie Boxes • Milk/Juice/Ice Cream Containers(rinsed & clean) • Phone Books/Paperback Books • Brown Paper Bags • Paper Egg Cartons Plastic: Plastic Containers (Bottle & Non-Bottles) Coded: #1,2,&5 Metal: Aluminum Cans • Steel(tin) Cans • Foil & Pie Pans(cleaned) Glass: Glass Bottles & Jars (remove lids & caps) All recyclable items should be free from food & debris. Place all recyclable materials loosely into the blue automated recycling cart. What goes where? Trash or Recycle? Try Recycle Coach

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