Raleigh Recycling: WHAT'S IN, WHAT'S OUT

HERE'S WHAT CAN GO IN THE RALEIGH RECYCLING BIN

* Newspaper

* White paper

* Green, brown and clear glass

* Corrugated cardboard

* Paperboard such as cereal boxes, shoeboxes

* Plastic bottles

* Aseptic juice boxes

* Gable-top paper cartons such as milk cartons

* Metal food cans

* Aluminum beverage cans

* Aluminum foil (no food residue)

* Six-pack rings

* Magazines

* Junk mail and catalogs



HERE'S WHAT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE RALEIGH RECYCLING BIN

* Yogurt cups

* Margarine containers

* Frozen food trays

* Plastic wrap

* Plastic bags

* Styrofoam

* Phone books

* Stamps and stickers in junk mail

* Pizza boxes

* Plastic bottles that contain oil or hazardous substances



GOING TO WASTE

11.8 million: Tons of garbage disposed of statewide

1.3 million: Tons of material recycled statewide in 2007

1,880: Pounds of waste the average household generates a year.

745: Pounds of waste that households could recycle each year.

243: Pounds of waste that North Carolina households recycle each year.

(N.C. DIVISION OF POLLUTION PREVENTION)