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City of Hancock Upcomming 2013 Sesquicentennial Events

May 15th Council Agenda
City Events
May 27, 2013 CITY OFFICE CLOSED
May 30, 2013 Memorial Day
May 30, 2013 Residential Curbside Recycling Day
 

City Of Hancock Recycling Information

 
Hancock Residents: Once a month curbside residential recycling pick-up is available the last Thursday of every month.

NOTE: OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM IS NOW SINGLE STREAM.
ALL ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING MAY BE MIXED.
RECYCLING MATERIALS MUST BE CONTAINED IN A CLEAR PLASTIC BAG.

 
 
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
  • Office Paper
    (remove all staples and Paper clips)
  • Envelopes (labels & windows OK)
    White, pastel, interoffice NO Tyvek (reinforced-fiber) or padded Brown envelopes w/string closure
  • Magazines and Catalogs
  • Newspapers and inserts
  • Telephone books
  • Post-it notes
  • Junk mail (unopened OK)
  • Paperback books
  • Soft Cover computer manuals
  • Hard cover books
  • Manila file folders
  • White/Pastel packing paper (NO tissue)
  • White box board or card stock
  • Soft drink or beer cartons
  • Cereal box type cardboard (remove inner packaging)
  • Paper bags or other brown paper
  • Gray paperboard, boxboard, egg cartons
  • Dark-colored accordion files
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Plastics #1, #2 (HDPE only)
  • Metal cans, tin cans, jar lids and foil products

 

  • NO Plastic transparencies, or photographs
  • NO Metal spiral or plastic ring bindings
  • NO Candy wrappers or chip bags
  • NO Pizza boxes or other food containers
  • NO Brightly colored (fluorescent) paper
  • NO Paper towels, napkins, or tissue paper
  • NO Dark-colored hanging files
  • NO GLASS OF ANY KIND ACCEPTED
  • NO Carbon paper (carbonless is OK)
  • NO Wax Paper
  • NO Paper ream wrappers (most are plastic coated or tan inside)
  • NO Styrofoam or other packing materials
  • NO Tyvek or padded envelopes
Remove paper clips and staples. Small amounts of tape are OK.
CARDBOARD MUST BE BROKEN DOWN AND FLATTENED


IF YOU MISS OUR CITY CURBSIDE PICK-UP, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR ITEMS TO:

WASTE MANAGEMENT
1108 ENTERPRISE DRIVE
HOUGHTON, MI 49931
(906) 482-7523

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Thursday
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.


Please follow the above guidelines. If this becomes a problem, Waste Management may have to start charging customers to drop off recycling.

 

 
 
SESQUICENTENNIAL (150) TIME IS HERE. (MAY
ETCETERA - 2013
2013 PHI KAPPA TAU SNOW STATUE
NEW SNOWSHOE TRAIL HEAD
HEIKINPAIVA-2013
 

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