Mixed Paper
YES
- Paper that shows up in your mailbox—junk mail, magazines, and catalogs
- Cereal, shoe, beverage, gift, and cardboard boxes
- Phone books
- Office paper: white, colored, computer, and notebook paper
- Paper bags
- Newspaper--whatever comes with the paper can be recycled (except the plastic bag and rubber band)
- Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
- Egg cartons
Staples and glassine windows are okay.
Please remove paper clips and clasps.
Bindings must be removed from paperback and hardback books.
Large cardboard boxes must be flattened and stacked outside of the recycling cart.
NO
- Juice/milk cartons
- Frozen food boxes
- Paper towels
- Tissues
- Plastic/wax coated paper
- Photographs
- Blueprint paper
- Mylar paper
- Carbon paper or thermal fax paper
More Information
Davis Waste Removal offers free 24-hour drop-off of the following recyclables at their 2727 2nd Street Recycling Center:
- Cardboard
- Plastics #1 and #2
- rigid plastics #3, #5, #6 and #7
- Aluminum cans
- Tin foil
- Paper
- Glass bottles
- Steel cans
- Scrap metal
- Used motor oil and oil filters
For more details view the full PDF version of the Recycling Guide