Grinnell Public Services

Public Services-- GUIDELINES FOR GRINNELL'S CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM

Recyclable	Preparation Procedure
Glass: Clear, Brown, Green	Remove all metal or plastic rings. Labels may be left on. Not Accepted: Plate glass, ceramics, cups, dishes, and drinking glasses
Plastics: #1 - #7	Remove metal caps and rings. Not Accepted: Any caps or lids and plastic bags.
Tin & Aluminum	Remove Paper labels. Cans do not need to be flattened
Newsprint	Includes glossy inserts.
Cardboard	Includes corrugated dull-finish type cardboard and paper grocery bags. Glossy or wax finish boxes such as cereal and cake mix boxes. Egg cartons. All cardboard should be flattened.
Magazines	Includes all magazines and catalogs with the glossy pages.
White and Color Paper	All white or colored non glossy paper such as junk mail, school papers, and envelopes.
Motor Oil	Used motor oil should be place in a sealed container (milk jug, or original oil container). Place on ground next to trash for collection by solid waste driver.

Helpful Tips

If possible use brown paper grocery bags for white colored paper. newspapers, magazines, tin, and aluminum. If any or all of these items are in separate bags its will make collection much quicker and the brown paper bag is recycled as opposed to the plastic bags which are not.

Questions about the City of Grinnell's recycling program should be directed to Glenn Baker Public Services Supervisor at 641-236-2632.

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