Recycling is picked up every other week on your regular garbage day. Items should be set out for curbside collection the night before.  Recycling is mandatory. Recyclable items include clean newsprint, magazines, books, junk mail, envelopes of all kinds, cardboard, fiberboard, glass bottles and jars, #1 and #2 plastic liquid containers, metal cans, and aerosol cans (except for those that contain pesticides).

PLEASE NOTE:

1.       Keep paper and cardboard separate from other recyclable materials.  Place paper items into paper bags; cardboard boxes; or in other containers that are between 15 and 33 gallons, have exterior handles and marked with a recycling sticker. DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS. Note: Shredded paper can be placed in paper bags or cardboard boxes that are weighted down with heavier material such as magazines. Boxes must be flattened, cut down to not exceed 3' x 3' and bundled no more than 1’ high. Gift-wrap and coated packing paper used by moving companies are not recyclable.

2.       Recyclable glass, plastic and metal may be put out loose in a container separate from the paper. The container should be between 15 and 33 gallons, have exterior handles, and be marked with an Appleton recycling sticker. Stickers are available at City Hall and at the Municipal Service Building. DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS.

3.                  The opening of all #1 and #2 plastics must be smaller than the base (no butter tubs, yogurt containers, etc.). Lids should be removed.

4.                  Make sure recycling containers are large enough so that materials do not overflow. For other ideas and information, visit the Outagamie County web site at www.co.outagamie.wi.us and click on the “Recycling/Hazardous” link. 

Helpful Hint: To improve efficiency and lower your costs, clearly separate recyclables from refuse. We suggest putting recyclables on one side of the driveway and refuse on the other. Questions, call 832-5277.