Waste Management has informed the Borough of Gettysburg that they have switched their recycling center to Elkridge, MD, a high-tech center that can accept additional materials. The following can be placed in your recycle bin and mixed together (co-mingled):

(Items with an asterisk are REQUIRED by law to be recycled by residents)

•  Aluminum cans*
•  Brown paper bags
•  Magazines, catalogs, and telephone books
•  Cardboard, chipboard, and paperboard boxes, broken down to fit within the bin (including cereal boxes without liners, shoe boxes, etc.)
•  Newspapers* (including all inserts) and junk mail
•  Colored paper
•  Computer printouts (clean paper)
•  Tin and steel cans, carefully rinsed
•  Aerosol Cans (emptied of contents)
•  Office paper (including typing, fax, copy, letterhead, NCR) and envelopes
•  Glass containers such as jars and bottles (remove lids and place in trash)*. Rinse carefully.
•  Non-metallic wrapping paper
•  Narrow-neck plastic containers (other than for motor oil) that carry plastic resin identification code 1 through 7 (bottles and jugs)* Rinse carefully.
•  Wide-mouth containers such as peanut butter, margarine/butter tubs, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, whipped topping, and EMPTY prescription bottles (please note that the lids and caps do not need to be removed). Rinse carefully.
•  Plastic nursery flower pots, carefully rinsed.
•  Aseptic/gable-top milk and juice cartons. Rinse carefully.

NON-ACCEPTABLE ITEMS FOR RECYCLING (DO NOT PLACE IN RECYCLING BINS)

" Aluminum foil

" Auto glass or ceramics

" Batteries

" Film canisters

" Light bulbs

" Plate glass, porcelain, or mirrors

" Painted or treated wood

" Paper towels and plastic wrap

" Plastic grocery bags (Please return to your supermarket)

" CD's and VCR tapes

" Styrofoam cups, containers, and packing materials