Cardboard
THE CARDBOARD COMPACTOR IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
Cardboard is currently being collected in our in house baler in the rear of the facility. Please check with staff if you have a large amount of cardboard. Got questions?? Please see staff. All packing materials must be removed and boxes must be broken down and flattened.
- Corrugated cardboard boxes such as liquor & shipping boxes; NO moving boxes
- Wax coated milk cartons with the plastic spouts removed please!!
- Soda boxes
- Cereal boxes
- Shoe boxes
- Paper towel & toilet rolls
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Coffee cups and collars
- Waxed cartons with plastic spouts removed
- Moving boxes
- Plastic bags, Styrofoam peanuts, leftover bits of packing and assembly material - make sure you check the inside of boxes before you put them in the compactor
- Plastic strapping - needs to to be cut off of boxes before you drop them off
- Plastic spouts - The spouts go in the caps container in the plastics tent.
- Cardboard containers with a foil lining (often soy milk, soups, etc) These containers are made of mixed material and are not recyclable. (Please talk to the manufacturer about changing this.)
- Food residue, dirt, sticks, leaves etc. NO gooey pizza boxes
Danger -- Compactor
The compactor is a powerful and potentially dangerous piece of machinery. It can only be run when center staff are present. This is why you will sometimes see large piles of cardboard in the evenings and early mornings. If there is a pile, the office is closed. If you must still drop off cardboard, please pack all cardboard neatly into other boxes so it takes up less space and is relatively easy for center staff to feed into the compactor when we re-open. The ideal solution is to hold your cardboard until your next trip, when the center is open. Thank you for your cooperation.








