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New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future

Recycling

New Pioneers organized and monitors the Springfield Curbside Pickup Recycling Program begun in May 2005 as a partnership between the City of Springfield and the Washington County Department of Solid Waste.

Springfield Curbside Recycling

    IN your Bin!                      NOT in your bin!

 

Clean* Plastic without Caps                                                             

 

Milk Jugs                                                           

Detergent containers                                    

Soft drink bottles                                            

Any container that has a screw-on          

  lid and is marked with #1 or #2               

  on the bottom                                                          

 

Clean* Glass  without covers                                   

                                      

Juice bottles                                                    

Beverage bottles                                            

Food and Medicine bottles/jars                 

   (clear, brown, green, blue)                      

                                                                             

 

Clean* Metal                                                                  

 

Beverage cans                                                

Food cans (soup, pet food, veg, etc)       

Empty & punctured aerosol cans              

Clean used aluminum foil, pie, cake,      

   roasting pans, food containers

 

Paper                                                                                

Sorry, NO PAPER AT THIS TIME.              

 

*Why Clean?  Leftover food and beverage particles attract rodents and insects, making life very unpleasant for our warehouse workers. Thanks for your extra effort to rinse or wash your recyclables!  It is fine to leave labels on containers.

Plastic

 

NO Margarine containers
NO Motor oil/antifreeze jugs
NO Plastic bags or buckets
NO Plastic bags or buckets
NO Styrofoam
NO Plastic packing material

 

Glass

NO Window glass or mirrors
NO Light bulbs
NO Drinking glasses/mugs
NO Pyrex cooking ware
NO Pottery

 

Metal

NO Metal pots and pans
NO Coat hangers
NO Paint cans
NO Batteries

Paper
NO PAPER PRODUCTS NOW