Pope County Recycle Trailer

Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management will be operating a FREE recycling trailer in Glenwood and Starbuck from May through September at both Tom’s Food Pride Locations. 

Please look for the trailer during the following times:

Please sort your recyclables according to the instructions below.  No regular garbage will be accepted, all recyclers will be required to take non-recyclable items back with them.

• ALUMINUM & TIN CANS - Empty and dry, whole or flattened, with labels removed from Tin Cans.

• CORRUGATED CARDBOARD - Flattened boxes, no 6 or 12 pack beer and pop containers unless they are corrugated. Brown paper grocery bags may be included.
  NO boxboard (Please recycle with Catalogs & Magazines), no waxed or plastic coated items (i.e. fruit boxes).

• GLASS BOTTLES & JARS - Empty, clean, unbroken with caps removed.  NO BROKEN GLASS!  Food and beverage containers only, CLEAR, GREEN AND BROWN.
  Not Accepted: Light Bulbs, Mirrors, Windows, Dishes, Drinking Glasses, Ovenware, Flower Pots.

• NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINES & BOXBOARD – Newspaper with glossy inserts, Magazines, Catalogs, Phonebooks, and Boxboard (FLATTENED Cereal boxes, tissue boxes, pasta boxes, shoe boxes, manila file folders etc.) 

           Not Accepted:Boxes that come from FRIDGE or FREEZER, these items are not recyclable.

• PLASTICS 1 & 2 –Empty, clean, unbroken with caps removed and thrown in the trash.  The plastic container should be two gallon or less in size.  Margarine tubs, Cool Whip containers, Folgers coffee and peanut butter jars can be included only if they have the #1 or #2 on the bottom.

• OFFICE PAPER - White and Lightly Colored paper.  Plain or printed on, whole or shredded.  Adding machine tapes, envelopes with or without windows, index cards.
  Not Accepted: Staples, Paper Clips, Bright/Neon Paper, Photo paper, Brown Kraft Envelopes, File Folders.

• GARBAGE - Will not be accepted.  Recyclers will be required to take all non-recyclable items with them.

QUESTIONS? Call Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management at 1-800-972-6318 or 763-9340

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