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CITY OF ASHEBORO CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM

The City of Asheboro is implementing a new automated curbside recycle program, which will begin operating in your neighborhood soon. Pick-up areas will be implemented in phases starting Thursday, November 1, 2007.

You will be notified by mail when pick-up will begin in your area. This new program will change your garbage collection to one time per week with your garbage being collected on Monday only and recyclables being collected on Thursday. Please use the gray can* for recyclables only and refer to the Materials List below for what items may be placed in the gray can. Please place the gray can at the street in the same location you currently place your garbage can for collection. Please have your cans out before 7:30am on pick-up day for collection.

When a container is placed adjacent to the street or sidewalk for collection and has not been removed by the end of the day of collection, city personnel will leave a door hanger informing the occupant that they are in violation of city code and that they have 5 business days to remove the container.

If the violation is not corrected within the time period described by the initial notice of violation, a second door hanger will be left and a registered or certified letter will also be sent to the property owner, who will be determined by examination of county tax records, giving them 5 business days to remove the container from the street or sidewalk.

Upon expiration of the second notice of violation, with the container still unmoved, the city will collect the container and the city's sanitation department shall not provide service to this location.

Upon payment of a service fee of $60.00, the city will return the container to the site and resume collection.

After removal of the solid waste container, the recycle container shall not be utilized for solid waste, and if found being used as such, the city will collect the container without further notice. Upon payment of a service fee of $60.00, the city will return the container to the site and resume collection.

For more information, call (336) 672-1234 / ext. 2219

ASHEBORO CURBSIDE RECYLING MATERIALS LIST

Please place ONLY the following items in the gray recycling can:

• TIN/STEEL/ALUMINUM CANS: tin plated food and beverage containers, all sizes. Paper labels are acceptable.

• HDPE PLASTIC BOTTLES (SPI Code #2): blow-molded (bottle-necked), natural and colored HDPE containers. Includes plastic milk jugs, water jugs, detergent bottles, and similar items; caps and labels are acceptable. MOTOR OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE CONTAINERS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. TUBS, POTS AND TRAYS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

• PET PLASTIC BOTTLES (SPI Code #1): blow-molded (bottle-necked) clear and green PET containers. Includes soda bottles, dishwashing soap bottles, and some shampoo bottles. TUBS, POTS AND TRAYS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

• ONP: old newspapers and advertisement inserts, loose or placed in Kraft (brown) paper bags. Old newpaper that contains incidental moisture from rain on collection days is acceptable. SOAKED PAPER OR YELLOWED NEWSPRINT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

• OMG: old magazines containing glossy coated paper, including catalogs, glossy fillers or mailers, loose or placed in Kraft (brown) paper bags. MATERIAL THAT IS WET OR WAS ONCE WET IS UNACCEPTABLE.

• OCC: Old corrugated containers (cardboard) that are flattened and either cut down or folded to size no more than 3ft. x 2ft. and that have liners of Kraft, jute or test liner. Staples and tape with water soluble glues do not have to be removed. OCC can be damp, but not soaked. OCC may be bundled and tied with string or twine, collected loose or placed in Kraft (brown) paper bags. WAX COATED AND OLD ORIENTAL CORRUGATED CONTAINERS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

• KRAFT (BROWN) PAPER BAGS: all sizes of loose, bundled or bagged Kraft paper grocery sacks.

• JUNK MAIL: all dry, loose or bagged bulk mail. All unopened junk mail and envelopes with windows are acceptable.

• HIGH GRADE PAPER: all dry, loose or bagged white and colored ledger and copier paper, note paper (no backing), loose leaf fillers, computer paper (continuous form perforated white bond or green-bar paper).

• BOXBOARD: all non-corrugated cardboard, commonly used in dry food and cereal boxes, shoeboxes, and other similar packaging. BOXBOARD WITH WAX OR PLASTIC COATING, AND BOXBOARD THAT HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED BY FOOD IS UNACCEPTABLE.

RECYCLABLES ARE NOT TO BE PLACED IN PLASTIC BAGS.

RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCARD CONTAINERS' CONTENTS, LABELS, CAPS AND RINGS AND TO RINSE CONTAINERS.