City of East Grand Forks, MN

06/04/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/04/2025 10:44

Notification of Acceptable Items in Recycle Bin

Posted on: June 4, 2025

Notification of Acceptable Items in Recycle Bin


Countrywide Sanitation would like to remind residents what are acceptable items to include in the recycling bins.

The list of acceptable items includes the following:

  • Plastics: Materials 1-7 but this does not include plastic bags.
  • Metals: Steel or aluminum cans that are empty.
  • Cartons: Juice & Soup boxes or milk cartons that are clean
  • Paper: Newspapers, Flyers, Mail, Magazines
  • Cardboard: Boxes, Egg Cartons, Paper Tubes

Items that are Not Accepted in the Recycle Bin:

  • No Plastic bags, cellophane, plastic utensils, dairy containers, toys, laundry baskets
  • No Styrofoam of any kind
  • No Aluminum Foil Products
  • No Glass
  • No Wax Cardboard
  • No Garbage or Food Waste
  • No Miscellaneous items such as cookware, scrap metal, batteries, electronics, auto parts, paint cans, aerosol cans, clothing or shoes, or syringes or needles.
Link to Flyer with Recycling Information
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