Pasteboard now included in pickups
As part of the town of Boone’s ongoing commitment
to improving and sustaining the environment and community, the
town of Boone Public Works Department announces that as of July
1 it will be expanding the town’s recycling program to include
pasteboard in the town’s curbside recycling pickups.
“Pasteboard is a sizable component of our waste stream and
our goal is to reduce the impact on our landfills by reusing and
recycling as much as possible,” a spokesperson for the Public
Works Department
Pasteboard is considered a mixed paper item and can be included
in your recycling bin along with your other paper recyclables.
It is accepted in both our residential and business recycling
programs.
Items considered to be Pasteboard are as follows: Cereal, beverage,
dry food, office supply and shoe boxes; toilet paper rolls and
paper towel rolls; brown paper bags.
No wax coated pasteboard, such as juice or milk cartons, pizza
boxes or frozen food boxes. If refrigeration or freezer is required,
it can not be recycled. When preparing your recycling, please
remember to break down or flatten all brown paper bags and boxes
prior to putting it in your recycling bin.
Please do not confuse pasteboard with corrugated cardboard. Corrugated
cardboard is made up of layers of board designed for strength
and durability use primarily for shipping purposes. Corrugated
cardboard is a recyclable at drop-sites only for residential customers
(location listed below).
As a reminder, below you will find all items that are included
in the town of Boone curbside recycling program:
Residential Recycling
Glass: All glass food jars and beverage bottles (all colors).
Aluminum/steel cans: All food and beverage cans.
Paper: All newspapers and inserts, magazines, catalogs and phone
books.
Plastic: All plastic bottles and all plastics with No. 1 and
No. 2 recycle symbol on bottom.
Pasteboard (New!): Description above.
Before recycling, people should remove and throw away all lids
and caps, rinse all containers and flatten all plastics.
Business Recycling
Office paper: All white, colored and computer paper. This
includes memos, mail, newspapers and inserts, magazines, brochures,
file folders, phonebooks, manila envelopes, adding machine tape,
timecards, multi-part forms (without carbon), legal pads and
message pads.
Pasteboard (New!): Description above
Aluminum cans: All food and beverage cans.
Plastic: All plastic bottles and all plastics with No. 1 and
No. 2 recycle symbol on bottom.
Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard only. Flatten before setting
at curb.
The town of Boone Public Works Center at 321 East King St. (Hours:
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) is a drop-site location for the following:
Corrugated cardboard: Flatten and deposit in the cardboard recycling
container located inside gate in back of parking lot to left
of building.
Catalogs, phonebooks, newspapers, magazines: In rollouts under
awning at right side of building.
Batteries: Only dry cell household batteries. They can be rechargeable
or one-time use.
Compact fluorescent lights: Place light in a sealed zip type
bag before bringing to drop site.
For more information regarding the town of Boone Recycling Program,
call Marsha Story at (828) 268-6230 or email marsha.story@townofboone.net.
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