FAQ

Sorted Recycling Drop-Off Guidelines

Don't Treat Your Recyclables Like Garbage

Please...

Empty contents

Rinse out residue &

Dry before recycling.

Items we accept for recycling:

Plastic: #1 and #2 ONLY

  1. Transparent
  2. Soda & water bottles, as well as food jars like, peanut butter & mayo.
    (Please NO other clear plastics, like clamshell packaging. We only accept #1 plastic bottles & food jars without lids)

  3. Translucent only - No color plastic
  4. Milk, vinegar, windshield washer fluid, etc.

Cardboard: Corrugated Cardboard Boxes ONLY
*corrugated cardboard has 3 layers – 2 flat with a wavy layer in the middle.

      Please NO food soiled pizza boxes or wax coated freezer boxes.

Mixed Paper and Paperboard:

      Paperboard (cereal/cracker boxes & soda boxes), newspaper, magazines, junk mail, office paper, envelopes, brown paper bags, and paper egg cartons.

Aluminum Cans:

      Beverage cans only please

Items Not Accepted

  • Plastics #3 through #7
  • Food soiled containers
  • Nonferrous Metals - Metals that do not contain iron/are non-magnetic such as brass, copper, and scrap aluminum.
  • Glass - Please contact Flathead Recon at (460) 862-5522 for glass recycling.
  • Plastic Bags - Please recycle these at your grocery store.
  • Waxed Cardboard - Any waxed cardboard such as milk or juice cardboard containers, or freezer food boxes.
  • Steel
  • Pallets
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