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Zero Sort Recycling and PAYT Trash Collection 2012 Schedule
Zero Sort Recycling and PAYT Trash Collection
2011 Schedule
 What is Zero Sort recycling?
How do I participate?
Acceptable Materials
Recycling Containers
Curbside Recycling
Collection Schedule
Which
properties receive curbside collection services?
Recycling Drop-Off Center
Recycling FAQs
Pay As You Throw (PAYT)
Trash Program
Monthly Data on Tons of Trash
and
Recyclables Disposed
Year Over Year Comparison
Thanks to new zero-sort program,
recycling quadruples in Brewer
Monday, February 14, 2011
REDUCE
- REUSE - RECYCLE
What is Zero Sort recycling?
Zero Sort recycling is a
system in which a broad array of recyclables are collected together
without the need by the resident to separate. Paper, cardboard,
plastic, glass, aluminum, tin cans and more can be tossed together into
one bin.
How do I participate?
Place a free “Recycling”
sticker (available at City facilities) on any container, fill it with
acceptable materials and place curbside every other week on the same day
as your trash pickup. Click
here for a calendar showing
recycling collection weeks.
Acceptable Materials
Click
here for a
detailed list of acceptable and unacceptable Zero Sort recycling
materials.
Brochure with
Pictures of Zero Sort Collectible Materials
Recycling Containers
Residents can put
recyclables into any container, including garbage cans, totes, barrels,
cardboard boxes, etc. Reusable containers should be clearly identified
as RECYCLING containers. “Recycling” stickers are available for free at
various City facilities, including Public Works, the Brewer Landfill,
the Library, Water Pollution Control Facility, and the City Hall Tax
Office. The City is no longer providing recycling bins to residents. Our hope is that people will be recycling so much of what they currently
throw away that one or more of their current garbage cans can be
re-tasked to be hold recyclables.
Curbside Recycling
Collection Schedule
Recycling will be picked up
every other week on the same day as your trash beginning the week of
January 3, 2011. Click
here for a calendar of 2011 pickup
dates.
Which
properties receive curbside collection services?
The City provides curbside
collection of municipal solid waste and recyclables to residential
properties, which are properties containing at least one but not more
than four (4) dwelling units. Commercial properties, which include
trailer parks and apartment buildings with more than 4 units, must
dispose of trash and recycling at their own expense.
Recycling Drop-Off Center
The City maintains a
recycling drop off center at the entrance to the Brewer Landfill located
at 403 Elm Street. This area is monitored by security cameras and is
accessible 24 hours a day.
Recycling FAQs
Click
here for more
answers to frequently asked questions regarding the City’s Zero Sort
recycling program.
Pay As You Throw (PAYT)
Trash Program
The City’s pay as you throw
trash program begins January 1, 2011. Click
here for more
information.
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- REUSE - RECYCLE |
