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This
guide is intended for drop off recycling at the:
Presque
Isle Recycling Center,
Skyway Industrial Park
655 Missile Street (Past the Airport)
Other
drop off sites are available near the Washburn Town Office and the
Mapleton Town Office.
General
Guidelines:
- Recyclables
may be dropped off at the Recycling Center weekdays 7:30 a.m.-4:00
p.m. and Saturday 7:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.
- No
permit is required at the Recycling Center, but a permit is required
for Transfer Station users.
- Keep
your recyclables clean and dry.
- Please
separate your recyclables into the categories listed in this guide.
Always keep your paper separate from cans, glass, and plastics.
- Look
on the bottom of plastic containers for the plastic codes.
Newspaper
- All
Newspaper
- All
Inserts such as coupons, flyers, etc.
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Do
not mix carboard, office paper, or magazines with newspaper
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Cardboard
- Brown
corrugated cardboard
- Brown
grocery bags
- Paperboard
such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.
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| No
wax coated cardboard |
Glass
- Clear
glass containers
- Brown
and green glass containers
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| Please
remember: rinse clean, discard plastic lids, recycle metal lids,
labels are okay, no light bulbs, no drinking glasses, no ceramics,
no window glass, no mirrors, no food contamination |
| Miscellaneous |
| (at
Transfer Station only) |
- Waste
oil
- Appliances
- Scrap
metal
- Batteries
- Compostables:
leaves, grass clippings, etc.
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Plastic
Examples:
- Peanut
butter jars
- Cooking
oil containers
- Mouthwash
containers
- Salad
dressing containers
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| Remember:
rinse clean, discard cap and neck rings, labels are okay, flattening
not required, no food contamination |
Plastic
Examples:
- Milk
jugs
- Juice
containers
- Water
jugs
- Detergent
bottles
- Bleach
bottles
- Motor
oil containers (free of residue)
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| Remember:
rinse clean, discard cap and neck ring, labels are okay, flattening
not required, no plastic lids, no #2 HDPE wide mouth containers,
no food contamination |
Magazines
- All
magazines
- Glossy
paper
- All
catalogs
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| No
wax/plastics coated paper |
Office
Papers 
- All
non-glossy paper
- Stationery
- Envelopes
- Computer
paper
- Photocopy
paper
- File
folders
- Index
cards
- NCR
paper (carbonless)
- Printed
forms
- Postcards
(non-glossy)
- Unopened
mail
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| Paper
clips, staples and rubber bands are okay |
Cans
- Tin
cans
- Steel
cans
- Aluminum
cans
- Aluminium
foil, pie plates
- Metal
lids
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| Remeber:
rinse clean, labels
are okay, flattening
not required, no
aerosol cans,
no food contamination |
Books
- Hard
cover books
- Soft
cover books
- Paper
backs
- Phone
books
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Questions
About Drop Off Recycling?
Contact
the Recycling Center at 764-9393.
Curbside
Recycling Information
If
you would like to recycle at curbside, call a local refuse hauler
or the Solid Waste Department at 764-2507.
The
Presque Isle Recycling Center
Skyway Industrial Park
655C Missile Street
Presque Isle ME
764-9393 |
Solid
Waste Department
City of Presque Isle
12 Second Street
P.O. Box 1148
Presque Isle ME 04769
764-2507 |
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