Green Circle Evironmental

New Recycling Program! - Please help the Environment!!

Effective October 1st, 2002 Sault Ste. Marie will have a NEW recycling program FOR RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES!

All residential building with 6 units or less as well as small businesses may participate!

MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS with more than 6 units may also recycle. If you live in or manage a multi-family property please call 759-5201 for more information.

Recycling has never been so Easy!
Read on to find out how to use your blue box and the new YELLOW BOX.

PLEASE SEPARATE YOUR MATERIALS INTO TWO BOXES.

It's Simple...

BLUE BOX - Now to be used for CONTAINERS ONLY

YELLOW BOX -- To be used for PAPER PRODUCTS ONLY (know as Fibre)

For more information on recycling please call:

Green Circle Environmental -- 945-7554
Waste Diversion Office -- 759-5201
City of Sault Ste. Marie - Public Works


THE BLUE BOX

In the BLUE BOX you should place the following CONTAINERS:

Please Remove all food and grease, caps and rinse!

. Steel (tin) food cans
. Aluminum food and beverage cans

. Glass bottles and jars (Both clear and coloured)

. No. 1 plastic containers (BOTTLES ONLY)


Look for this symbol on the bottom of your containers.

Examples: 2litre pop bottles, water bottles, etc...

. No. 2 plastic (BOTTLES ONLY)


Look for this symbol on the bottom of your containers.

Example: Detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, etc.

. Other aluminum food containers, frozen food trays, roasting pans, baking pans, clean aluminum foil)

PLEASE REMEMBER: Remove caps, remove food and rinse, DO NOT place an materials in plastic bags

Place boxes in area where snow removal crews (road and sidewalk) will not damage boxes.


THE NEW YELLOW BOX

In the New Yellow Box you should place paper (fibre) products such as:

. Newspapers and flyers
. Magazines
. Catalogues
. Boxboard. Small Boxes (ie. cereal boxes, detergent boxes, tissue boxes, frozen food boxes, etc.)

Remove plastic and wax liners, food residue and please break down boxes.

. Cardboard boxes

Remove plastic, packaging materials and wax liners, break down and tie in bundles (2ft x 2ft x 1ft). Place inside Yellow Box. Larger boxes may be taken to Recycling Depot at 920 McNabb Street.

. Paper Egg Cartons
. Toilet Paper/ Paper Towel Rolls
. Milk Cartons
. Paper Ice Cream Cartons (please rinse any residue)
. Paper, including writing paper, computer paper, paper pads, notebooks and mail (including all envelopes)
. Phone Books
. Other paper products including greeting cards, gift wrap, paper ups, brown paper bags
. hard and soft cover books

NOTE: You no longer need to place any of the above in plastic bags.

Green Circle Environmental 945-7554