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City of Shelton Curbside Recycling Program - Updated Jan 20, 2014

Services are restricted to residents of Shelton only.

Please call for the curbside collection schedule.

cityofshelton.org/public-works/

(203) 924-9277

Shelton, CT 06484

The following Holidays will cause a one day delay of collection: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

If you have questions about a missed pick-up, please contact City Carting and Recycling at (203) 324-4090.

All items must be rinsed and clean, discard all caps in regular trash. Discard broken glass to avoid injury to handlers. Plastics bags are not blue bin recyclable. They jam the equipment at the recycling plant.

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material Residential Business Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

#1 Plastic Clamshells

pickup

none

#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

#1 Plastic Trays

pickup

none

#1 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

#2 Plastic Caps

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Clamshells

pickup

none

#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids. This program does not accept plastic bags.

#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids. This program does not accept plastic bags.

#2 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#3 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#3 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#4 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#4 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Caps

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Clamshells

pickup

none

#5 Plastic Cups

pickup

none

#5 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#6 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#6 Plastic Cups

pickup

none

#6 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

#7 Plastic Bottles

pickup

none

#7 Rigid Plastics

pickup

none

Aluminum Beverage Cans

pickup

none

Please rinse and clean.

Aluminum Food Cans

pickup

none

Aluminum Lids

pickup

none

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Blue Glass Containers

pickup

none

Blueprints

pickup

none

Booklets

pickup

none

Brochures

pickup

none

Brown Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Brown Glass Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Cardstock

pickup

none

Catalogs

pickup

none

Chipboard

pickup

none

Clear Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Clear Glass Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Construction Paper

pickup

none

Corrugated Cardboard

pickup

none

Must be flattened, cut into no longer than 3ft squares and bundled and fastened with cord for convenient handling.

Envelopes

pickup

none

Gift Boxes

pickup

none

Glassine

pickup

none

Green Glass Beverage Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Green Glass Containers

pickup

none

Please rinse, clean and remove lids.

Greeting Cards

pickup

none

Kraft Paper

pickup

none

Magazines

pickup

none

Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. (This includes "junk mail", advertisements, flyers and pamphlets.)

Mail

pickup

none

Manila Folders

pickup

none

Metal Paint Cans

pickup

none

Mixed Paper

pickup

none

Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. (This includes "junk mail", advertisements, flyers and pamphlets.)

Newspaper

pickup

none

Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin.

Newspaper Inserts

pickup

none

Office Paper

pickup

none

Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin.

Paper Bags

pickup

none

Paper Egg Cartons

pickup

none

Paper Labels

pickup

none

Paper Sleeves

pickup

none

Paper Tubes

pickup

none

Paperback Books

pickup

none

Paperboard

pickup

none

Phone Books

pickup

none

Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin.

Shredded Paper

pickup

none

Steel Cans

pickup

none

Please rinse and clean.

Steel Lids

pickup

none

Window Envelopes

pickup

none

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