RULES FOR SETTING OUT RECYCLABLES: (Paper Group & Container Group)

1. Garbage and recyclables are collected on your designated day.
2. Recyclables must be separated into 2 groups – Paper Group and Container Group.
3. Recyclables are to be put out the same day and time as your garbage and placed in a large clear plastic bag or in a reusable container.
4. Paper group consists of cardboard, boxes, newspapers, brown paper bags, glossy ads, magazines, phone books, junk mail, envelopes, letters, computer paper, school paper, cardboard tubes, cereal, tissue and pizza boxes.

• Paper group items should be placed in reusable containers, brown paper bags, or clear large plastic bags.
• Boxes such as cereal, tissue, and other non-corrugated should be flattened.
• Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and bundled. NOT to exceed 2 feet by 2 feet by 8 inches.
• DO NOT use cardboard boxes as a container.
5. Container group consists of clear and colored glass jars and bottles, tin cans, aluminum cans, aluminum foil items, milk and juice cartons, plastic bottles and containers with a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 in the recycling triangle.
• All containers must be cleaned, lids must be removed and discarded.
• Container group items should be placed in reusable containers or clear large plastic bags separate from the paper group.
6. If your garbage or recyclables are not collected, contact Spohn’s Disposal Service at 866-8820.

Not Recyclable

• Other items, NOT RECYCLABLE are plastic toys, light bulbs, window glass, dishes, flower pots, cooking wares, wood, plaster/wallboard, oil containers, hard cover books, ceiling tile, pails, and clothes hangers. Please dispose as garbage in village bags or toters/carts.


• Tires: Residents can take them directly to the Solid Waste Authority’s Residential Convenience Station on Leland Ave. in Utica.
• Used Oil: Take to a service station, oil redemption center or the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority’s Residential Convenience Station in Utica.