Accepted Recyclables List

ACCEPTED RECYCLABLES LIST

CARDBOARD OF ANY KIND

 

 
  • Corrugated/OCC
  • 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”!