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City Of Hancock
Recycling Information |
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Hancock Residents:
City crews pick-up recycling items curbside
the last
Thursday of every month.
PLEASE
NOTE: RECYCLING FOR
BUSINESSES IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CITY
GARAGE (1601 TOMASI DRIVE)
Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Businesses must be a current Hancock
trash collection customer to utilize the new
program.
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Paper or plastic bags can NOT be used to
hold recyclables for curbside pickup.
Please put recycling materials in a
re-usable container with a lid. Both
McGann's and Risto's will stock samples
of recycling containers for Hancock
residents to purchase. They will do
special order and offer reduced prices.
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All plastics numbered 1-8 can now be
recycled.
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Remember to thoroughly clean all
containers. Stop any contamination!
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ACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS |
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PLASTICS #1 thru #8
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Aluminum cans, tin cans, jar
lids and foil products only
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Corrugated Cardboard
empty/flattened
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Cereal box type cardboard
(remove inner
Packaging)empty/flattened
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Soft drink or beer cartons
empty/flattened
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White boxboard or card stock
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Newspapers and inserts
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Magazines and Catalogs
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Paper bags or other brown paper
empty
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Plastic bags (grocery store
bags)empty
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Gray paperboard, boxboard egg
cartons
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NO STRYOFOAM CARTONS/TRAYS
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Junk Mail
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Envelopes (labels and windows
OK)
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Telephone Books
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Packing Paper (NO Tissue)
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Soft cover computer manuals
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Dark colored accordion files
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Manila file folders
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Paperback Books
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Hard Cover Books
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NO GLASS OF ANY KIND
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NO Styrofoan or Packing peanuts
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NO Pizza Boxes
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NO used paper food products
plates, cups, etc.
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NO Paper towels, napkins or
tissue paper
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NO Metal spiral or plastic ring
binders
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NO Candy wrappers or chip bags
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NO Wax Paper
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NO Plastic transparencies or
photographs
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NO Brightly colored
(fluorescent) paper
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NO Paper ream wrappers (most are
plastic coated)
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NO Tyvek (reinforced-fiber) or
padded brown envelopes w/string
closure
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NO Dark-colored hanging Files
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NO carbon paper (carbonless is
OK)
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NO plastic food wrappers or
Packaging
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NO Gift Wrap
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All recycling
must be emptied out of Trash and Paper Bags
ALL ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING MAY BE
MIXED
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,
CITY RESIDENTS CAN BRING
YOUR RECYCLABLE ITEMS TO:
Hancock City
Garage
1601 Tomasi Drive
Hancock, MI
49930
(906) 482-1480
Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00am
to 3:30pm
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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