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IS IT RECYCLABLE?
  (In the Unincorporated Areas of the County of Los Angeles)

Yes, It is Recyclable
Paper
No, It is NOT Recyclable
Paper
Newspaper Plastic or wax coated paper and cartons
Paper board Frozen food boxes
Cardboard, corrugated boxes Microwave food boxes
Cardboard cereal & cracker boxes, etc. Wax cereal/cracker box liners
6-pack cartons Books
Brown grocery bags Gummed or glued bindings
Magazines Paper towels, napkins, tissue paper
Glossy paper Paper plates, soiled paper
Junk mail Adhesive backed or sticky notes
Stationery & envelopes Carbon paper, thermal fax paper
Any high grade/uncoated paper Aluminum foil boxes
Binder/notebook paper, any color Fast food wrappers
Telephone books Pet food bags
Yes, It is Recyclable
Plastic, Glass, Aluminum
No, It is NOT Recyclable
Plastic, Glass, Aluminum
Aluminum cans, foil, trays Aerosol cans
Tin cans & bi-metal cans Ovenware
Glass bottles, jars (empty & rinsed) Ceramic pottery, cups, dishes
Any color glass bottles or jars Windowpane glass or Mirror
All plastic food containers #1 & #2 Plastic wrap
Plastic bottles and containers, such as shampoo, detergent, bleach, milk, soda, water, and aspirin containers, etc. All wax laminated cartons/containers, such as milk cartons, juice boxes & soy milk boxes
Microwave food trays Plastic motor oil bottles
Frozen food boil-in-bag pouches  

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