Frequently Asked Questions

Plastic

• Empty and rinse - no lids under 3 inches

Items include:

• Bathroom, kitchen and window cleaner bottles
• Clean plastic cups
• Clean plastic pots
• Clean plastic take-out containers
• Clean plastic trays (bakery, meat, etc.)
• Detergent and fabric softener bottles
• Milk, water, Juice and pop bottles
• Pill bottles (nonprescription)
• Shampoo and conditioner bottles
• Yogurt, dairy and margarine tubs

Aluminum & Tin Cans

• Empty and rinse out food residue, labels are okay

Items include:

• Beverage cans
• Clean aluminum foil or foil trays
• Food cans

Scrap Metal

small appliances, limit 2ft. x 2ft., 35lbs. No wood, plastic or rubber attachments.

Cardboard

Flatten items less than 3 feet by 3 feet.

Mixed Paper & Newspaper

• Keep it loose - don’t bundle, bag or tie

Items include:

• Advertising mail and envelops
• Cereal and dry food boxes (remove liner)
• Clean paper cups
• Frozen food boxes
• Juice boxes
• Magazines, catalogs and phone books
• Milk, juice and broth cartoons
• Newspaper and advertising inserts
• Non foil wrapping paper
• Paperback books

Plastic

• Candy wrappers or chip bags
• Empty motor oil or antifreeze containers
• Empty prescription vials
• Plastic caps or lids (under 3 inches)
• Plastic clothes hangers
• Plastic plates or utensils
• Plastic shopping bags
• Stretch wrap
• Styrofoam cups
• Styrofoam or packing peanuts
• Styrofoam take-out containers
• Ziploc bags

Paper

• Dirty or soiled paper or facial tissue
• Disposable diapers
• Food-soiled food boxes
• Hardback books - remove covers and binding for garbage (pages are recyclable)
• Paper towel, plates or napkins
• Ribbons or foil wrapping paper
• Shredded paper
• Wax or plastic coated cardboard

Glass

• Broken glass
• Ceramic or dishes
• Light bulbs
• Mirrors or window glass

Metal

• Caps, rings or lids (under 3 inches)
• Empty aerosol spray cans
• Metal clothes hangers
• Paint cans
• Sharp or greasy metal

Miscellaneous

• CDs or CD cases
• Clothing, textiles or shoes
• Electronics
• Food scraps
• Furniture
• Household batteries
• Medical needles, syringes, “sharps”
• Tires

Yes you may purchase an additional tipper cart for a onetime fee. Contact Public Works at 410-822-0513.

No, you will not be charged an additional monthly fee for an additional tippers cart.

Yes, only in a clear plastic bag. Any recyclables placed out for pickup, in a bag that is not clear, will not be picked up.

No, we will only pickup household garbage that is placed in the tipper cart; any household garbage placed outside of the tipper cart will not be picked up.

You can call Public Works, at 410-822-0513 and we will contact the Recycling Contractor to schedule it to be picked up (on a non-abusive basis).

Yes, if it is a major holiday it will move ahead by a day. There is a yearly calendar schedule posted on the Town of Easton website.

All single family and multifamily (duplexes and small apartment buildings) residential unit will receive a 65 gallon tipper cart. All complex units will receive 18 gallon carts and will either have a recycling dumpster or multiple tipper carts to dispose their recycling into. Commercial units will receive 95 gallon tipper carts. Townhomes that do not have a garage or have been deemed by the Town of Easton, as not having sufficient storage for a tipper cart, will receive an 18 gallon cart.

No, all complex units and town homes, which do not have a garage or have been deemed by the Town of Easton, as not having sufficient storage for a tipper cart, will receive an 18 gallon cart.

Yes, you can contact the Town of Easton Public Works Department at 410-822-0513 and request that the recycling tipper cart be retrieved by the town.

Yes, the property will still be charged for the service whether you participate or not.

No, the Contractor will pick up recycling items on Town of Easton observed Holidays with the exception of:

• Memorial Day
• July 4th
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Day

On these holidays the Contractor will move the pickup day ahead. Please refer to Recycling Calendar (PDF).