Box Board such as a cereal boxes and other thin cardboard
Brown paper sacks
PAPER PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND
Whole Books both hardback and paperback
Junk Mail
Magazines
Newsprint
Office Paper
Card Stock and Craft paper
Gift Wrap, Gift Bags and white Paper Bags
Manual/Brochures/Pamphlets/Flyers/Posters
TEXTILES OF ANY KIND IN ANY CONDITION
NO MOLD OR MILDEW PLEASE
Any Clothing type – whole or damaged
Shoes/Boots made of any material – whole or damaged
Stuffed, fabric made toys and pillows
Any items made of fabric & cloth such as bedding, curtains/drapes, uniforms, etc.
Leather made goods, such as belts, purses, hand bags and wallets
ITEMS MADE OF METALS
Clean and Dry – Food cans made of Steel
Copper wire or copper made items
Holiday Lights and other rubber/plastic coated wire cords
Brass made items
Aluminum made items
WE WILL BUY ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS FOR COMPETITIVE SALVAGE YARD PRICES! Call (660) 385-3111 for current price/pound of pure, clean and dry, bagged beverage cans.
PLASTIC PRODUCTS RESIN
CODES #1-#2 ONLY PLEASE
Clean and Dry Please!
Resins #1-#2 ONLY – These usually have a screw top lid.
A plastic item’s resin code can be found on the bottom or side of most plastic products and is a number placed inside of a triangle.
PLEASE DONATE RECYCLABLES – NOT TRASH!
“TRASH” can really hamper our program and can actually hurt our employees.
Recyclable materials become “TRASH” when they are contaminated by these things:
NO – Hazardous chemical content or exposure
NO – Evident mold or mildew growth
NO – Sharps! NO – Needles!
NO – Blood-borne pathogens created by human and/or animal blood and body waste – no used toilet paper, used paper towels, used tissues or used disposable diapers please!
MDI teaches our hard working employees every safety measure possible and we work at all times in appropriate personal protection gear for the job assigned. But the best safety measure is to prevent exposure to harmful and usually unseen by the naked eye, threats from “TRASH” in the first place. The unintended result of participants not following our Recycle Center’s simple request for CLEAN AND DRY RECYCLABLES is injury and harm to our employees and we wish to express our gratitude for caring enough to meet this request. “THANK YOU”!