How can you keep your “stuff” out of the trash?
Find out what you can recycle or where to donate all kinds of used, but still “usable,” items.
-A-
Aerosol Cans
Antifreeze
Appliances
Art Supplies
Aseptic Packaging
Automobiles -> Cars
-B-
Backpacks
Batteries
Bicycle/Bicycle Tires
Books
Brita Filters
Building Materials
-C-
Chip bags (and other hard to recycle items)
Cardboard
Cars
Car Batteries
CDs
Cell Phones
Children’s Clothing
Christmas Tree Lights
Christmas Trees, Natural
Christmas Trees, Artificial
Clothing
Computer Disks/Compact Discs
Computers – Working
Computers – Non-Working
Construction and Demolition
Containers
Cosmetics
Craft Supplies
Crayons
-F-
Fire Extinguishers
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Food
Frozen Juice Containers
Furniture and Household Items (for pickup)
-H-
Household Hazardous Waste
Household Items for drop off – smaller
Household Items (for pickup)
-I-
Ink cartridges
-K-
Keys
-L-
Laptop Computer Batteries
Lawn Mowers
-M-
Medical Waste
Mattresses
Metal, scrap metal and cans
Milk Cartons
Motor Oil
Musical Instruments
-P-
Paint
Paper Products
Paper Take Out Containers
Pasta Sauce Jars
Pet Toys, Supplies
Plastic Bags
Plastic Bottles
Prescription Bottles, empty
Prescriptions, unused
Printer/Faxes
Printer Cartridges
Propane Tanks
-R-
Rechargeable Batteries
Records, Vinyl
Rubber Bands
-S-
School Supplies
Sharps
Smoke Detectors
Shoes and Sneakers
Soap
Soap/Shampoo bottles, empty
Sponges
Sporting Goods
Styrofoam
Styrofoam Packaging (EPS)
Televisions
Thermometers/Thermostats (Mercury)
Tires
Toilets
Tools
Tooth Brushes
Toys
Trophies
TVs
-U-
Umbrellas
-V-
Video Cassette Tapes
Vinyl Records
Vinyl Siding
-W-
Water Cooler Bottles
Wine Corks
Wire Hangers
-Y-
Yard Waste
Yoga Mats
This Recyclopedia is based on the Recyclopedia created by and for the City of Newton’s “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” efforts. We thank them for truly living the spirit of recycling by allowing Green Needham (and other communities) to adapt and update the information for use in our Community.
