Multi-Family Households
Recycling is available to apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and mobile home parks. The program collects newspaper, magazines, telephone books, chipboard, junk mail and office paper, corrugated cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum beverage cans, steel food and beverage cans, empty aerosol cans, and all plastic bottles, excluding hazardous waste bottles. See Preparing Materials. Simply locate your complex's recycling center and place your recyclables into the appropriate green 96-gallon City of Winston-Salem recycling carts, at your convenience.
Paper products must be separated from other commingled products. Paper items may be collected in a brown paper bag. Do not use any type of bags to collect glass, aluminum, steel, and plastics. The carts will be labeled for paper products and commingled products. Flattened cardboard no larger than 3 x 3 ft. must be placed beside the recycling containers (No cardboard inside containers).
Only the property's owner, manager, or association president can authorize recycling collection service. The city will provide 96-gallon recycling carts to multifamily units that use bulk containers, i.e., Dumpsters or compactors for garbage collection. The City and the property management will determine the location of the on-site recycling center(s). To initiate service, the property's management should call 727-8153. To report missed collections, 72-EARTH (723-2784).
Preparing Materials
COMMINGLED (C0-Mixed) PRODUCTS
(Aluminum, Steel, Glass, Plastic)
Place aluminum, steel, glass, and plastic products together inside your recycling bin and keep separated from paper products. (Paper products must be placed into a second bin or a brown paper bag). Do not use any plastic bags (which cause contamination of recyclables) to collect commingled (mixed) products.
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· Rinse.
· NO aluminum foil, pie tins, or scraps.
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GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (clear, green, and brown)
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· Remove caps/lids and discard.
· Rinse containers.
· NO ceramics, dishes, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, Pyrex, window glass, or any glass that is not a container.
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PLASTIC BOTTLES AND JUGS (clear and colored)
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· The neck of the container must be smaller than the base or widest part.
· Remove caps and discard.
· Rinse. Flatten to conserve space.
· NO bottle caps or tops; antifreeze, pesticide, motor oil or other hazardous material containers; containers that are not bottles, such as deli or yogurt containers, margarine tubs, or flower pots; wide-mouth prescription bottles; plastic bags of any type; plastic wrap, or Styrofoam.
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STEEL FOOD AND BEVERAGE CANS
AEROSOL CANS
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· Rinse.
· Empty Aerosol cans and remove plastic tops
· NO paint cans.
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Paper Products
(Chipboard, Junk Mail/Office Paper, Magazines, Newspaper, Telephone Books)
Paper products must be separated from glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum products. Collect paper products in a brown paper bag or use a separate bin. Do not use plastic bags, which cause contamination of recyclables.
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CHIPBOARD (cereal boxes, dry food boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.) |
· Remove plastic and foil liners.
· NO Styrofoam egg cartons; waxed, aluminum foiled or plastic coated boxes, such as milk, juice cartons, frozen food cartons, etc. |
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JUNK MAIL & OFFICE PAPER |
· Includes envelopes, office and notebook paper, glossy ads, etc.
· Shredded office paper must be bagged and tied in a clear plastic bag to prevent litter. |
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MAGAZINES & CATALOGS |
· NO books, binders, or notebooks. |
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NEWSPAPER |
· Remove from plastic bags. |
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TELEPHONE BOOKS |
· May be recycled year round. |
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CORRUGATED CARDBOARD |
· Flatten or cut in pieces 3 x 3 feet or less. Cardboard does not need to be tied.
· Place next to green recycling container(s).
· NO pizza boxes or boxes with grease or food residue or packing materials. |
Cardboard Drop-Offs
In addition to curbside cardboard pick-up, you can drop-off clean, flattened corrugated cardboard at these Fire Stations, at your convenience:
· 100 Arbor Road
· 4700 Country Club Road
· 2995 N. Liberty Street
· 290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
· 651 N. Marshall Street
· 4685 Ogburn Avenue
· 771 Palmer Lane
· 2417 Reynolda Road
· 2745 Waughtown Street
NO pizza boxes, boxes with grease or food residue, or packing materials. Cardboard must be placed inside containers. If containers are full, visit another participating Fire Station.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I obtain a curbside recycling bin?
By calling 72-EARTH (723-2784); please allow one week for delivery. Each single family household is allowed two (2) bins. A second bin will be provided upon request, at no charge.
How can I get a replacement for my bin that is missing or damaged?
By calling the Recycling Hotline at 72-EARTH (723-2784) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. There is no charge for the replacement bin.
My recycling was missed. How do I report a missed pickup?
First, check to see if you were left a red non-collection courtesy notice explaining why the materials were not collected. If you did not find a notice, call the Recycling Hotline at 72-EARTH (723-2784) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Please allow 24 hours for pickup.
What if I have more recyclable materials than will fit in my curbside bin?
You have several options:
(1) Request a second bin by calling 72-EARTH (723-2784) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. (2) A brown paper bag may be used to collect paper items. Do not use plastic bags for recyclables, except shredded paper which must be tied. (3) Take your additional materials to the free recycling drop-off center at the Hanes Mill Road Landfill.
The recycling truck usually comes by my house late in the day. Why should I place my bin at the curb by 6:00 a.m.?
Route schedules may change due to employee changes, weather conditions, or other factors. Late set-outs may delay your pickup until your next collection day.
Should I put my recycling bin out when it's raining?
Yes. Not putting your bin out on a rainy day may cause recycling crews to work extra long later if many residents set out more bins than usual.
I would like to recycle, but I cannot carry my recycling bin to the curb. So, how can I recycle?
If you have a mobility impairment, documented by a physician, and there is no one in your household who can move the recycling container to and from the curb, we can help. Call 72-EARTH (723-2784) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays for information and assistance. Once the documentation is received, your curbside bin will be switched out for a special bin.
I'm moving. What should I do with my recycling bin(s)?
Leave the bin(s) for the next resident to use. If there isn't a bin at your new residence, call the Recycling Hotline at 72-EARTH to have a bin delivered.
What is NOT accepted for recycling?
Aluminum foil, aluminum pie tins, aluminum scraps, antifreeze containers, books, binders, ceramics, deli containers, dishes, drinking glasses, hazardous waste containers, light bulbs, mirrors, motor oil containers, paint cans, pesticide containers, pizza boxes or other cardboard boxes that are contaminated with grease or food residue, plastic bags, plastic newspaper bags, plastic wrap, Pyrex containers, spiral notebooks, Styrofoam, wax-coated boxes, wide-mouth containers (margarine tubs, ice cream pails, etc.) or window glass. If in doubt, please call 72-EARTH.
Why should I recycle?
Recycling has both environmental and economic benefits. Recycling reduces the amount of waste generated by your household, saves landfill space, and reduces the costs for landfill disposal. Also, recycling saves energy and natural resources (i.e., water, minerals, trees), reduces air and water pollution, and creates markets for recyclable materials.
What else can I do?
Encourage others to reduce waste and recycle. Don't forget to "close the loop" by purchasing recycled content products and packaging.
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Recycling in Forsyth County
The Recycle Today program provides weekly recycling collection to single-family households, multi-family households and some small businesses. Curbside collection is performed by a private contractor, Waste Management.
Materials collected consist of newspaper, magazines, telephone books, junk mail/office paper, chipboard, corrugated cardboard, glass jars and bottles, all plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, steel food and beverage cans, and aerosol cans. Refer to Preparing Materials. Paper products must be separated from commingled (or co-mixed) glass, plastic, steel, and aluminum products. Bins must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day.
The collection trucks have two compartments: one for paper items; the other for commingled items. The recyclable materials are transported to Recycle America, a Materials Recovery Facility, where they are separated, baled, and prepared for market. Ultimately, those recyclables will come back in the form of new products.
The City also provides an opportunity for residents to drop-off recyclable materials at the Hanes Mill Road Landfill, at no charge. Additionally, nine (9) drop-off sites for corrugated cardboard are provided using select Fire Stations throughout the city. Through a contract with Forsyth County, the City manages the two (2) Forsyth County Drop-off Recycling Centers.
Recycling is the right economic and environmental choice. Recycling provides these benefits: INCREASES the life span of landfills; SAVES money, natural resources and energy; REDUCES air and water pollution; CREATES jobs and market demand for recyclable products. Any way that you look at it, recycling is the right thing to do!
Definitions of Recycling Terms
CHIPBOARD - paperboard packaging for food and other miscellaneous products, such as cereal, cracker, pasta and other food packages; paper towel and toilet tissue rolls; detergent, facial tissue, shoe boxes, etc. Chipboard is usually brown or gray on the inside and does not include boxes with waxed, aluminum or plastic coatings, such as milk, juice, frozen food cartons.
COMMINGLED PRODUCTS - co-mixed items; recyclable items that are mixed inside the recycling container consisting of plastic, glass, steel, and aluminum containers.
CONTAMINATION - occurs when an unacceptable item is placed into a recycling container. Contamination hinders and sometimes ruins otherwise good recyclables, costs money, and must be transported to the landfill.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD - a building containing more than one dwelling unit, such as apartments, condominiums, and town houses.
PAPER PRODUCTS - recyclable items consisting of newspaper, magazines, junk mail and office paper, telephone books, chipboard, and corrugated cardboard.
RECYCLABLE - means that the used item can be used as a raw material to make new things. It does not mean that the item was made from recycled materials or can be recycled in your community.
RECYCLED - means that new products or packaging have been made from used materials.
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