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Needham Recycling and Disposal is the #1 recycler in the town we do not use single stream.
Mixed Paper
No Charge
- Newspapers and inserts
- Magazines and catalogs
- Paperboard Boxes – cereal, pasta, toiletries, office supplies
(plastic windows are okay)
- Shredded paper
- Brochures and fliers (including glossy paper)
- File folders and manila envelopes
- Telephone books
- Soft cover books (hard covers go in trash)
- Spiral notebooks (remove cover if not cardboard)
- Wrapping paper (no metallic, foils or plastic. No ribbons or bows)
- Paper bags
- Junk mail and envelopes of all types (windows and labels are okay)
- Colored paper
It’s okay to recycle paper with:
- Paper clips
- Staples and clasps
- Plastic windows
- Self-stick labels and tape
- Metal spirals
Please don’t recycle:
- Candy wrappers
- Mailing envelopes with bubble wrap
- Tyvek mailing envelopes
- Paper towels, napkins, tissues
- Paper cups or plates
- Self-stick label backing
- Photographs
- Soiled paper
Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
No Charge Cardboard must be folded and broken down. Unfolded cardbaord has a handling fee $$
- Packaging tape is okay
- Must be flattened
- Do not recycle waxed cardboard
Glass, Metal & Plastic Household Product Containers
No Charge
- All plastic bottles and jars (milk, water, juice, salad dressing, laundry detergent, shampoo, dish soap, etc.).
- Plastics #1 to #7.
- Leave caps on.
- Plastic food tubs and lids (cottage cheese, margarine, yogurt, etc.)
- Plastic flower pots that have been cleaned out (flimsy plastic post should be disposed of as trash)
- Glass bottles / jars (any color)
- Clean metal cans and lids (tin / steel / aluminum, empty aerosol)
- Aluminum (pie plates / trays / foil)
It’s OK to:
- Leave lids, rings and labels on
Please don’t recycle:
- Styrofoam (no cups, trays, or block)
- Plastic bags (take back to the grocery store)
- Milk and juice cartons; juice boxes; aseptic cartons
- Ceramics, porcelain, china, or opaque glass
- Pyrex
- Window glass
- Drinking glasses, bowls, mugs, pots and pans
- Light bulbs
- VCR tapes–these should go in with trash
Organic Material
Leaves, Brush and Christmas Trees have a handling fee.