Q: "Why should I recycle?"

A: To reduce Waste and save landfill space.

Besides reducing waste, recycling also:

• Saves Energy-Recycling one aluminum can saves as much electricity as it takes to run a television for three hours.
• Conserves Natural Resources-Recycling a four-foot stack of the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper produces as much paper pulp as a 40-foot pine tree. Bottles and jars can be used to replace high grade sand, soda ash, limestone and feldspar in making new bottles.
• Improves the Environment-Pollutants from manufacturing processes are reduced through recycling--50% for paper and 90% for aluminum.
• Strengthens the Economy-Reclaiming resources from our waste puts money back into the local economy and provides many jobs in the recycling industry.

• Boxboard, e.g. cereal, cracker, cake-mix, spaghetti, etc., boxes (remove the lining)
• Brown paper bags
• Catalogues
• Corrugated cardboard (remove any packing material)
• Magazines
• Newspapers, with inserts
• Office and school papers
• Phone books
• Unwanted mail, fliers, & door hangers

• Aerosol (hair spray, etc.- Empty!)
• Aluminum soda & beer cans
• Steel food cans (Please rinse; labels can stay on)

Plastic

• Bottles and jugs only, e.g. soda, milk, water, juice, detergent, bleach, and fabric softener

• Blue, brown, clear and green bottles and jars go into the separate bin
• No Pyrex, ceramics or plate glass

• Beverage and refrigerated packaging, e.g. soft drink carrier cases and frozen-food boxes
• Plastic store bags (return to grocery stores)
• Styrofoam containers