Recycling

On May 1, 2010 the Town of Pembroke launched its new mandatory Single Stream Recycling Program complete with fully automated curbside collection. Residents must purchase 2 carts approved by the Town and imprinted with the Town Seal- one for recycling and one for trash in order to receive curbside collection. The program is Zero Sort® Single Stream Recycling; which means all your recycling goes in one bin together. The recyclables are trucked to a sorting facility to be sorted and processed.

Click here to watch a video that shows how the items are sorted at Casella's state-of-the-art facility. Click here to watch another educational video from Casella which shows how a plastic bottle painted bright orange goes from the curb all the way through processing at the MRF (Materials Recycling Facility).

RECYCLABLES - GREEN Please do not bag. Place loosely in receptacle	TRASH - BLACK Please place in plastic bags before placing in receptacle
Newspaper (including inserts) Magazines Manila Envelopes Office paper Posters School Paper (i.e. ruled, construction, etc.) Soft Cover Books Telephone Books White or Colored Paper Brown Paper Bags Chipboard (i.e. cereal, pasta, and shoe boxes, etc.) Computer Paper Corrugated Cardboard Egg Cartons (no styrofoam) Envelopes Fax Paper Gift Wrap Hard Cover Books (with covers removed) Junk Mail Metal cans - tin, aluminum, steel containers (pie plates/trays/foil) Plastic containers (#1 through #7) Glass bottles and jars - any color Aseptic containers are now recyclable! (milk and juice cartons and juice boxes)	Household garbage Food waste Styrofoam (even if there is recyclable symbol on it) Foam packaging Plastic Bags (Even if there is a recyclable symbol. Most stores will take their plastic bags back for recycling) Glassware (drinking glasses) Ceramics (Pyrex, mirrors, incandescent bulbs, window glass) Tissues & paper towels Disposable diapers Capri Sun Juice Pouches

Bring to Transfer Station for Recycling:
Electronics (TVs, computers, stereo systems, etc. Printer cartridges (toner or ink) Rechargeable batteries Button Cell Batteries Auto waste (used oil, anti-freeze, batteries) Fluorescent bulbs Cell phones Mercury thermometers & thermostats Scrap metal Appliances Propane tanks

Questions? Call Pembroke Department of Public Works at 603-485-4422

Thank you for recycling!!