Acceptable Curbside Recycling Items

The curbside recycling program can only recycle the material listed below and no other material should go into the recycling cart:

• Cans & Foil
  • Aluminum cans and foil  
  • Tin, steel, metal cans
  • Aerosol cans (empty)
• Paper
  • Newspapers and advertisements
  • Magazines and catalogs
  • Phone books
  • Junk mail
  • Office, writing, and note paper
  • Flattened corrugated cardboard boxes
  • Pasteboard (cereal and shoe boxes, and empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls)
  • Frozen food packaging (clean)
• Plastic
  • Bottles and containers
  • Milk containers
  • Detergent containers

Unacceptable Curbside Recyclable Items

Below is a list of materials that are particularly troublesome and should not be placed in the recycling cart:

• No food waste
• No delivery pizza boxes
• No glass and no liquids
• No Styrofoam
• No packing peanuts or shredded paper
• No hazardous materials
• No batteries
• No automotive fluids (oil, brake, antifreeze, etc.)
• No clothes/textiles/carpet
• No plants or yard waste such as bagged or loose grass, leaves, or small branches
• No plastic bags or grocery bags
• No electronics
• No fluorescent lamps
• No hoses
• No toys, laundry baskets, or hangers (plastic or wire)
• No gift wrap, ribbons, or bows
• No Tires - Augusta Environmental Services no longer picks up tires with the curbside collection but can be recycled for free at Tire Recycling events.