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Recycling Program
GO GREEN: Read about Whiting's Green Initiatives by clicking here. View the City's 'Trash & Recycling Survey' tabulated results by clicking here. View a printable Recycling Program Flyer by
clicking here. View Obsolete Electronics Recycling Guidelines by
clicking here. Whiting was named winner of the 2007 IACT Community Achievement Award for its Alley Recycling Program. Watch the video about this program below (broadband recommended) or download via the following links.
Download Video » High Quality (7.8 MB) | Low Quality (2.4 MB) WHITING RECYCLING PROGRAM NEWSPAPER · Any inserts found in newspaper are acceptable. · Your Option: Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
MAGAZINES, CATALOGS, JUNK MAIL, and TELEPHONE BOOKS · Your Option: Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
COMPUTER PAPER · Your Option: Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD · Remove all Styrofoam and packing material - (garbage) · Flatten boxes and place in or beside 65-gallon recycling cart depending on size.
CHIPBOARD/CARDBOARD EXAMPLES: CARDBOARD BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, POP AND BEER CASES, CEREAL AND DRY FOOD BOXES, PAPER TOWEL AND TOILET TISSUE CORES, FROZEN FOOD AND GIFT BOXES · Remove all Styrofoam and packing material - (garbage) · Flatten cardboard and place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart.
TIN and ALUMINUM CANS EXAMPLES: ALUMINUM, BIMETAL, AND TIN CANS, ALUMINUM PIE TINS · Labels can be left on · Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem · Flatten to save space · Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
PLASTIC CONTAINERS EXAMPLES: TWO-LITER SOFT DRINK AND GATORADE BOTTLES, MILK JUGS · Remove caps · Labels can be left on · Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem · Flatten to save space · Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
GLASS BOTTLES EXAMPLES: CLEAR, BROWN, AND GREEN GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS · Remove caps · Labels can be left on · Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem · Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
*Please do not place recyclables in plastic grocery bags or plastic garbage bags. *Place all recyclables loose in your 65-gallon recycling cart.
YARD WASTE
Yard bag pick-up for the entire City of Whiting
will be conducted weekly. Grass and leaves to
be picked up, free of garbage and litter, must
be placed in the alley in biodegradable yard
bags. Yard bags
of grass and leaves will be
collected by a truck. Plastic garbage bags may
not be used as an alternative to biodegradable yard bags.
Plastic garbage bags don' t compost and at times
are difficult to
distinguish from garbage. Loose piles of
unbagged
grass or leaves
will not be picked
up by
the City. Residents placing loose
piles of grass or leaves in the alley, garbage
carts, or recycling carts will be notified.
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