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City Of Hancock
Recycling Information |
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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. |
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ACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
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Office Paper
(remove all
staples and Paper clips)
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Envelopes (labels & windows OK)
White, pastel, interoffice NO
Tyvek (reinforced-fiber) or
padded Brown envelopes w/string
closure
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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
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Plastics #1, #2 (HDPE
only)
- Metal cans, tin cans, jar lids
and foil products
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NO Plastic transparencies, or
photographs
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NO Metal spiral or plastic ring
bindings
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NO Candy wrappers or chip bags
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NO Pizza boxes or other food
containers
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NO Brightly colored
(fluorescent) paper
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NO Paper towels, napkins, or
tissue paper
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NO Dark-colored hanging files
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NO GLASS OF ANY KIND ACCEPTED
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NO Carbon paper (carbonless is
OK)
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NO Wax Paper
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NO Paper ream wrappers (most are
plastic coated or tan inside)
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NO Styrofoam or other packing
materials
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NO Tyvek or padded envelopes
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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.
Houghton County Solid Waste Transfer
Station
Another source for disposal of items such as
construction materials.
More information :
http://www.houghtoncounty.net/directory-hc-transfer.shtml
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