www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, April 23, 2015 | 34 halton.ca 311 What goes in your Blue Box Plastic plant pots and trays Empty metal paint cans Dry and lids removed Clear plastic"clam shell"containers Aluminum foil Glass bottles and jars Clear or coloured, food and beverage glass containers Aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates and baking trays Boxboard Flattened cereal, detergent and tissue boxes, etc. (liners go in garbage) Computer paper, writing paper, envelopes (including plastic windows), paper bags Cardboard cans Plastic plates, cups and coffee cup lids No cutlery Fine paper Corrugated cardboard Black and clear plastic take-out containers Single-serve plastic food containers No film or foil Boxed beverage containers Tetra Paks®, juice and soup boxes, gable top containers such as milk and juice cartons Tie in bundles no larger than 90 cm x 90cm x 30cm (3 ft x 3 ft x 1 ft) Magazines and books Hard and soft covered books, telephone books Plastic bottles, tubs and lids Cottage cheese, cream cheese, dips, margarine and yogurt tubs and lids. Beverage, soap, cleaning bottles (plastic bottle caps go in garbage). Maximum size 4 litres (1 gallon). Metal food and beverage containers Newspapers and flyers What does not go in your Blue Box P Plastic cutlery, straws and bottle caps Plastic wrap, bubble wrap and film Polystyrene and Styrofoam Chip bags, wrappers and cookie bags Plastic bags, baggies and liner bags Household items Gift wrap, wrapping paper, ribbons and bows (metal or plastic) Hangers e.g. cereal bags, grocery bags Ceramics (dishes) e.g., garden hose, furnace filter Take back plastic shopping bags to stores for recycling! For a list of Take It Back! Halton partners that recycle plastic shopping bags, visit halton.ca/takeitback Visit halton.ca/waste and use our"Put Waste In Its Place"online tool enter an item and it will tell you how to reuse, recycle or dispose of it properly. Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs. PW-15013