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all traces of food from items for recycle.<br />

Envelopes with cellophane windows,<br />

Post-it notes and plastic bottles with<br />

caps that stay attached are all eligible<br />

for recycling because a small amount of<br />

contaminates will not affect anything or<br />

the containment is negated during the<br />

processing.<br />

The plastic or metal cutting edges of foil<br />

and cling wrap boxes should not go in the<br />

recycling, however some of these boxes<br />

have cutting edges made of paper and are<br />

easy to recycle. Other items on the “do<br />

not recycle” list are diapers, bubble wrap,<br />

Styrofoam, window glass, mirrors and<br />

ceramics.<br />

Walker said corrugated cardboard is<br />

valuable as a recyclable and processors are<br />

happy to have it. Flatten and bundle it<br />

before recycling. Newspapers and magazines<br />

are recyclable, and residents should<br />

separate them from each other and from<br />

the other recyclable items.<br />

Plastic items may have a number code<br />

inside the universal recycling symbol (a<br />

triangle of three arrows) and an acronym<br />

below the triangle. These identify the<br />

polymer type and indicate how to separate<br />

them for recycling. The numbers are<br />

one through seven, and most recyclers<br />

take numbers one and two. Some take<br />

all seven.<br />

Aseptic packaging has layers of paper,<br />

polyethylene plastic and aluminum. Wax<br />

coated milk and juice containers generally<br />

have a thin plastic coating inside. While<br />

both are recyclable, some processors<br />

cannot accept them. It is always best to<br />

check with the refuse hauler or city service<br />

department that collects the recyclables<br />

for a list of acceptable items. When in<br />

doubt, ask, because processing methods<br />

are improving and the rules change.<br />

Refuse pick up has changed, too, with<br />

automation. Fully automated trucks use<br />

mechanical arms to lift special containers,<br />

empty them into the trucks and return<br />

them to their original positions. Semiautomated<br />

refuse trucks require workers<br />

to roll the containers onto mechanical<br />

lifters to empty them into the backs of<br />

the trucks.<br />

City of Akron Public Works Manager<br />

Paul Barnett said that before that city<br />

went to fully automated trucks in 2006,<br />

60 percent of the sanitation service employees<br />

retired with a disability. “The employees<br />

lifted, on average, about 12 tons<br />

a day, five days a week,” he said. Barnett<br />

The Brecksville <strong>Magazine</strong>, July 2011<br />

said he could not think of a downside to<br />

the automated trucks, except that some<br />

residents had a preconceived notion<br />

Curbside Services Offered by Community<br />

In addition to the services listed below,<br />

some of these communities pick up hazardous<br />

materials, appliances, yard waste<br />

and other items curbside, and most offer<br />

recyclable drop-off sites within the community.<br />

Check with each for specifics.<br />

broadview Heights – Contracts with<br />

a private company (currently Landmark<br />

Disposal) at no charge to residents.<br />

Residents use their own trash containers.<br />

Curbside recycling is mandatory. It is<br />

permissible to combine glass, plastic and<br />

cans in blue plastic bags for recycling.<br />

Visit broadview-heights.org.<br />

Sagamore Hills Township – Contracts<br />

with a private company (currently Republic<br />

Waste) for a favorable rate, and<br />

residents pay for the service directly to<br />

the hauler. The township has no curbside<br />

recycling. There is a recycling drop-off<br />

center next to the Township Safety Center.<br />

Visit sagamorehillstownship.org.<br />

Hinckley Township – Residents contract<br />

with private companies and pay for<br />

the services. The township does not interact<br />

in the process. Rules for recycling<br />

vary by hauler. Visit hinckleytwp.org.<br />

bath Township – Contracts with a private<br />

company (currently Landmark Disposal)<br />

for favorable rates. The township<br />

about the hassle of using the required<br />

special containers. “Now they love it,”<br />

he said. ∞<br />

bills residents quarterly. It is permissible<br />

to combine glass, plastic and cans in blue<br />

or clear plastic bags for recycling. Residents<br />

use their own trash containers and<br />

may choose a different hauler. The township<br />

plans to open a recyclable drop-off<br />

center in July with grant money from<br />

SASWMA. Visit bathtownship.org.<br />

brecksville – City service department<br />

picks up trash and recyclables at no charge<br />

to residents. Residents use own trash containers<br />

or bags. It is permissible to combine<br />

glass, plastic and cans in blue bags for<br />

recycling. Visit brecksville.oh.us.<br />

independence – City service department<br />

picks up trash and recyclables at<br />

no charge to residents. The city provides<br />

special containers for use with automated<br />

trucks and bins for recyclables. It is permissible<br />

to combine glass, plastic and cans<br />

in the bin. Visit independenceohio.org.<br />

Richfield village and Township –<br />

Contracts with a private hauler (currently<br />

J&J Refuse) at no charge to residents.<br />

Residents use their own trash containers<br />

or can rent a wheeled container from<br />

J&J. The hauler provides recycle bins.<br />

It is permissible to combine glass, plastic<br />

and cans. Visit richfieldvillageohio.<br />

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