Guidelines for
RRR Technologies
Curbside Recycling Service
If you have questions about whether an item is accepted,
or need to know more about recycling, please email
rrrtech@bellsouth.net
We pick up Every Holiday, but Christmas
RRR Tech's curbside recycling program is designed with ease in mind, so  .  .  .  .
NO NEED TO SORT!
You can place all accepted recycleables in the same bin.
On Collection Day:
  • Recycling bin should be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your recycling collection day. Please try to put your recycleables out each pickup instead of waiting for all bins to be full & doubling up.
  • Keep the recycling bin about 5 feet away from your garbage cart, if collected on the same day. If the recycling bin is right beside your garbage cart, the city truck may destroy it and/or our recycling crew may not be able to see the recycling bin.
  • Please put the lids on the bin if possible especially if it looks like rain or it's windy.
  • Be careful not to cause litter! Please place light items like plastic bottles and loose paper in the bottom of the bin under heavier items like magazines and glass bottles so that nothing blows out of your bin.
  • Items left in bin after pick up are not recycled by us.  Please dispose of them properly.
  • Christmas is the only holiday we don't pickup.
  • If your recycleables haven't been picked up at the regular time, don't take in the bin till 6 PM, we may be backed up.
  • Space Saving Tip:  Everything can be crushed/flatten except egg cartons and glass bottles/jars.
    		•
    Type of Residential
    Curbside Service    		 Amount of recycleables 
    per pickup
    Biweekly Limited to our bin after the first 
    month of service
    Weekly Extra container allowed
    Extra Containers

    Is your bin overflowing? You can use paper grocery bags (if not raining) or any rigid container.  We recommend sturdy plastic totes. They can be anything convenient to you, but NO LARGER THAN 24 gallons, please. Please no trash cans or trash containers or plastic trash bags. We don't pickup from trash cans or trash containers. Plastic trash bags can be used when they contain only shredded paper or styrofoam peanuts.
    Make sure everyone knows it's a recycling container! Your family, friends and collection drivers will appreciate knowing you use this container for recycling.
    Glass
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    Unbroken clear, green or brown jars & bottles used for food & beverages. Only glass that was a container can be recycled. Do NOT include vases, window glass, mirrors, aquarium glass, cookware (Corning Pyrex, coffee pots, etc.) or drinking glasses.  Please rinse jars & remove lids.  It is not necessary to remove labels.

     
    Newspaper
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    Everything that comes with your newspaper. Slicks & inserts may be included. String, rubber band, or tape used to package the paper. Please remove newspaper from plastic bag.

     
    Plastic Containers
    *Tip: To find the grade of plastic, turn the object over & look for a number in the chasing arrows.
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    Any plastic container  may be recycled. To name a few:
  • Soft drink, juice, liquor, water, milk or sports drink containers
  • Food containers with screw on lids; peanut butter jars, salad oil & dressing bottles
  • Personal care product containers; shampoo or mouthwash bottles
  • Household cleaning product bottles; window cleaners, floor cleaners & dish washing or detergent containers
    		•  No other plastic may be included. No Petroleum products & other automotive fluid containers or Hazardous liquid containers. No combustible fluid containers. No toys; pre-formed pieces of Styrofoam. Only clean plastic containers with the 1-7 "chasing arrows" image. Please thoroughly rinse/clean food containers especially  syrup bottles & peanut butter jars. Food residue contaminates the load. Please crush all plastic bottles. Please remove all plastic caps.

     
    Cell Phones
     
    Picked Up Not Picked Up To Prepare
    Any Cell Phone including cell phone chargers & batteries.  Carry cases or covers  

     
    Steel ("Tin") Cans
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    Clean, empty cans: 
  • Cans that contained food for people or pets. 
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Metal lids from jars & top of frozen juice containers
  • Clean, open, 
  • empty paint cans. 
    		•  Please no coat hangers & scrap metal. Please rinse out cans.  To save space, put smaller cans inside bigger cans. Place the cutout lid in the bottom of the empty can & pinch the open end closed.

     
    Mixed Paper
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    Colored & white paper, file folders, junk mail, shredded paper, & cereal boxes, etc. Gift wrapping paper. Food contaminated
    paper.  Metallic 
    wrapping paper  No cardboard juice containers. Items made from metal & cardboard. (peanut cans)    		 Please place shredded paper in a separate bag. (Not loose in bin or box) Flatten all boxes before putting them in the container.

     
    Bubble Wrap & 
    Packing Peanuts
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    Unpopped Bubble wrap & packing Peanuts No formed Styrofoam or plastic wrap. Bubble wrap & packing Peanuts should be clean & dry. Please place packing peanuts a separate bag. (Not loose in bin or box).
    Aluminum
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    Aluminum soft drink cans, aluminum beer cans, license plates, clean aluminum foil or baking pans. Aluminum siding, unwashed food wrappers. Please rinse & flatten cans. 

     
    Printer Cartridges
    Picked Up Not Picked Up To Prepare
    Empty Printer, copier, & Fax Cartridges. All the cartridge's original packaging  If possible, put cartridge in original box.

     
    Corrugated Cardboard
    Picked Up Not Picked Up To Prepare
    Corrugated cardboard boxes, brown paper bags, six pack cartons, cake boxes, or cereal boxes, cardboard egg cartons Styrofoam; plastic wrap. Food contaminated
    boxes. (Especially pizza box bottoms)    		 Flatten all boxes before putting them in bin or putting larger flatten boxes under bin. Cardboard should be clean &  dry. Take cardboard out of plastic wrapping. Unflatten boxes will not be picked up.

     
    Rechargeable Batteries
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    The following rechargeable batteries can be recycled - Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), & Small Sealed Lead (Pb). Most batteries will have the chemistry listed on the battery pack. Automotive batteries, alkaline, or Lithium 
    (non rechargeable) 
    batteries are not accepted.    		  

     
    Magazines & Books
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  • Magazines, catalogs, phone books, to name a few.
  • Soft & hard backed books.
    		•    Please be sure the book cover is clean.

     
    Compact Discs (CD)
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    All CDR's, Music CD's, AOL or  any isp CD's, DVD's, those junk CD's received  in the mail.  Cracked, broken or cut discs. Please only whole discs. Do not cut or break the discs for safety reasons. Scratches are o.k

     
    Plastic Bags
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    Any bag that is the same weight or density as those of grocery stores: 
    produce bags, dry cleaner bags & plastic bags the newspaper comes in.    		 No heavier grades of plastic. If it is as heavy as a disposable diaper
    or has a handle, throw it away. No retail food or bread or candy or sandwich bags please. (Food bags attract pests.)    		 Please be sure the bag is empty, clean & dry.

     
    Styrofoam & Plastic Egg Cartons
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    Any size styrofoam or plastic egg carton. Other Styrofoam containers; plastic wrap. Torn, smashed or crushed cartons. Please rinse out cartons. Egg cartons should be clean & dry. Please do not smash or crush the cartons. (Cartons are being reused)

     
     
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