Recycle Drop Box Information
Drop Box is now available after hours!
The City of Pontiac has placed a bulk recycle drop box for use by the community. The box is located at the Street Dept. Maintenance Facility on the east side of Pontiac near Jaycee Park.
The container is BLUE in color and is located adjacent in the area between the Jaycee Park fence and green maintenance shed. As you drive in from Water Street, pull straight ahead and it is in plain view.
The box accepts co-mingled recyclables; materials do not have to separated and can be placed anywhere INSIDE the dumpster. If you should have any questions or need assistance, please stop by the office of the main garage and a staff member will be happy to help you.
This unit will accept any items that you would place at the curb for pickup. Here is a detailed list of items that will and will not be accepted in this container:
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acceptable |
nonacceptable |
| newspapers |
Any paper inserts from inside of newspaper. |
Plastic bags, gift wrap,& nonpaper items with newspaper. |
| cardboard |
Paperboard, telephone books, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, paper grocery bags, & corrugated cardboard. |
Waxy paper, plastic liners, gift wrap, unflattened cardboard. |
| glass |
Clear, green, & brown bottles & jars. |
Window glass, ceramics, ovenware, crystal, mirrors, & pyrex. |
| cans |
All beverage cans, & food cans. |
Chemical paint thinner, or non-aerosol cans. |
| milk cartons |
Paperboard milk & juice cartons & drink boxes. |
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| paint cans |
Clean latex and oil based paint cans . |
Empty gasoline cans & chemical cans. |
| aerosol cans |
Metal aerosol cans. |
Unemptied cans. |
| aluminum foil |
Disposable pie pans, aluminum foil, pastry trays. |
Aluminum siding, lawn chairs . |
| plastics |
Coded plastics #'s 1-7, six pack and twelve pack rings. |
Any uncoded plastics, oil containers, plastic buckets, plastic grocery bags, food contaminated plastics & oversized plastic such as 5 & 10 gallon paint containers. |
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